Bitcoin Core on Ubuntu 18.04 not allowing to chose data directory #32

1. 
   alexstrbonn commented at 8:25 am on July 14, 2020: none

   When starting Bitcoin Core 0.20.0-x86_64 ( https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.20.0/bitcoin-0.20.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz) ) on Ubuntu 18.04 there is no option to set a custom data directory in the GUI.

   All options in the GUI are greyed out. See image, please.

   

   

2. alexstrbonn added the label Bug on Jul 14, 2020
3. 
   MarcoFalke commented at 8:37 am on July 14, 2020: contributor

   Similar: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/packaging/issues/46
4. 
   alexstrbonn commented at 9:04 am on July 14, 2020: none

   Thanks. Here Bitcoin Core has NOT been installed via the Snapstore, but manually using the tar.gz file from Bitcoin.org.
5. 
   hebasto commented at 8:32 am on July 15, 2020: member

   I can confirm this bug on Linux Mint 20 (Focal codebase).
6. 
   alexstrbonn commented at 8:33 am on July 15, 2020: none

   Any known solution to this bug?
7. 
   hebasto commented at 9:22 am on July 15, 2020: member

   Any known solution to this bug?

   See related #33. @alexstrbonn To workaround the bug right now you could just compile the binary from source with system libs.

8. 
   hebasto commented at 5:34 pm on July 16, 2020: member

   Fixed in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/19536. @alexanderkjeldaas Mind testing?
9. fanquake closed this on Jul 17, 2020

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