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How does Ethereum mining work?

Ethereum mining in a pool is the easiest and fastest way to get started. You work together with other people. All of the people that are mining within a single pool agree that if one of them finds the secret number, they'll share rewards with everyone. How often you find blocks and share rewards depends on the pool size.

Are there Ethereum packages in Ubuntu?

Currently there does not appear to be any Ethereum packages in the Ubuntu archive. However, there is a PPA for Ethereum that is available for all supported releases of Ubuntu. Inside is a package called ‘etherum’, which is a metapackage to install all the relevant software. Both the PPA and package can be installed via the following:

Why is Ethereum so difficult?

Ethereum difficulty peaked in May, but has since declined with the exodus of miners (no doubt helped by China's crackdown on mining ). That brings us back to the matter at hand. Lots of people still want to know about mining, how it works, and how much they can earn doing it.

What's the market response to Ethereum?

The market response seems excellent. As more people start building upon the platform that Ethereum has created, we should see even greater results. Some of the recommended mining software are Minergate and CCGMining. If you're interested in cloud mining, you could also check out Genesis Mining.

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