1. Clean Up Existing Processes

 Starting fresh is a great way to ensure everything is in the right place. Based on your latest screenshot, you’ve already begun extracting the files, but we need to resolve a few remaining issues—specifically that "Failed to bind IPv4" error.

Follow these steps exactly to set up a clean, working Monero environment on your Debian VM.

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1. Clean Up Existing Processes

Before reinstalling, we must stop any "ghost" versions of Monero that are hogging the network ports.

Bash

sudo pkill -9 monerod
sudo pkill -9 p2pool

2. Prepare the Directory

Let's use a dedicated folder in your home directory so you never lose it again.

Bash

cd ~
# Remove any old incomplete folders to avoid confusion
rm -rf monero monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v* mkdir ~/monero-dist
cd ~/monero-dist

3. Download and Extract

We will download the latest official binaries directly from the Monero project.

Bash

# Download the 64-bit Linux CLI tools
wget https://downloads.getmonero.org/cli/linux64

# Extract the archive
tar -xjvf linux64

# Move into the extracted folder (use Tab for autocomplete if version changes)
cd monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.4.5

4. Fix the "Failed to bind IPv4" Error

In your previous attempts, monerod crashed because it couldn't claim its communication port. This is often because another service is using it or because of an old configuration file.

Run the daemon manually with a fresh data path to verify it works:

Bash

./monerod --data-dir ~/.bitmonero --log-file ~/monerod.log --detach

5. Launch Your Wallet

Once the daemon is running (it might take a minute to initialize), open your wallet. Since you had a wallet named dionisius before, we can try to open it if you still have the files, or create a new one:

Bash

# To open your existing wallet:
./monero-wallet-cli --wallet-file dionisius

# OR, if you want to start totally fresh:
./monero-wallet-cli

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Important Locations to Remember:

• The Programs: ~/monero-dist/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.4.5/

• The Blockchain Data: ~/.bitmonero/ (This folder is hidden; use ls -a to see it).

• Your Wallet Files: These will be saved in the same folder as the monero-wallet-cli program unless you specify otherwise.

Would you like me to help you move these files to a system folder so you can just type monerod from any directory without needing to navigate to these folders?