Merge pull request #41 from ferretinjapan/patch-1

Update README.md with linux build instructions

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 ### On Linux:
-TODO
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+(Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 i386 and Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" - Cinnamon (64-bit))
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+1. Install Bitmonero dependencies.
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+`sudo apt install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev`
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+2. Go to the repository where the most recent version is.
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+`git clone https://github.com/mbg033/monero-core.git`
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+3. Go into the repository.
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+`cd monero-core`
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+4. Use the script to compile the bitmonero libs necessary to run the GUI.
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+`./get_libwallet_api.sh`
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+5. Install the GUI dependencies.
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+  a) For Ubuntu 16.04 i386
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+`sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-xmllistmodel qttools5-dev-tools qml-module-qtquick-dialogs`
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+  b) For Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" - Cinnamon (64-bit)
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+`sudo apt install qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects`
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+6. Build the GUI.
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+`qmake`
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+`make`
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+7. Before running the GUI, it's recommended you have a copy of bitmonero running in the background.
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+`./bitmonerod --rpc-bind-port 38081`
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+8. Run the GUI client.
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+`./release/bin/monero-core`
 
 ### On OS X:
 1. install homebrew