perform the operation described here, you are expected to fix the
issue so you can continue following this howto.
-**Software.** A recent Linux distribution with the following software
+**Software.** A recent Linux 64-bit distribution with the following software
installed: `python`, `easy_install`, `git`, standard C/C++
build chain. You will need root access in order to install other software or
Python libraries.
$ tar xfz bitcoin-0.8.1-linux.tar.gz
$ cd bitcoin-0.8.1-linux/src
$ patch -p1 < ~/src/electrum/server/patch/patch
+ $ cd src
$ make USE_UPNP= -f makefile.unix
+ $ ln -s ~/src/bitcoin-0.8.1-linux/src/src/bitcoind ~/bin/bitcoind
### Step 4. Configure and start bitcoind