In this post I will show you how to gpu mine monero using the Geforce GTX GPU of your linux computer and a software called ccminer.
Access the MINERGATE website and create an account, in order to have the authorization to use this mining pool
Use the following commands to install the required packages to enable the Nvidia Geforce Graphic card on your linux computer. (Mine is a GTX 970)
# mkdir /downloads
# cd /downloads
# wget http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu1604/x86_64/cuda-repo-ubuntu1604_8.0.44-1_amd64.deb
# dpkg -i cuda-repo-ubuntu1604_8.0.44-1_amd64.deb
# apt-get update
# apt-get install cuda
After finishing the installation you need to edit the .bashrc file from the root user and add the following lines at its end.
# vi /root/.bashrc
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-8.0/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-8.0/bin:$PATH
After finishing the installation, reboot the computer.
# reboot
Use the following commands to install the ccminer required packages.
# apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev git build-essential libssl-dev
# apt-get install autotools-dev autoconf libcurl3 libcurl4-gnutls-dev
Use the following commands to download, compile and install the ccminer-cryptonight software.
# cd /downloads
# git clone https://github.com/tsiv/ccminer-cryptonight
# cd ccminer-cryptonight/
# ./autogen.sh
# ./configure
# make
# make install
In order to start mining monero, use the following command:
# ccminer -a cryptonight -o stratum+tcp://xmr.pool.minergate.com:45560 -u [email protected] -p x
In our YOUTUBE channel, we offer a video showing you the step by step procedure.