Vanitygen is a command-line vanity bitcoin address generator
If you're tired of the random, cryptic addresses generated by regular
bitcoin clients, you can use vanitygen to create a more personalized
address. Add unique flair when you tell people to send bitcoins to
1stDownqyMHHqnDPRSfiZ5GXJ8Gk9dbjO. Alternatively, vanitygen can be
used to generate random addresses offline.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install vanitygen
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install vanitygen
To install vanitygen, simply use the following command: