= How to mine Monero
<Ubuntu> 20.10 as per https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/build/ubuntu[]:
``
sudo apt install git build-essential cmake libuv1-dev libssl-dev libhwloc-dev
git clone https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig.git
mkdir xmrig/build && cd xmrig/build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)
``
At https://minexmr.com/\#getting_started we see that all you then need is a single CLI command:
``
xmrig -o pool.minexmr.com:4444 -u <your-monero-address>
``
Seems simple, well done devs!
Benchmark on <ciro santilli s hardware/Lenovo ThinkPad P51 (2017)> as per https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/benchmark[]:
``
./xmrig --bench=1M
``
gives:
``
948.1 h/s
``
which according to the https://minexmr.com <mining pool> would generate 0.0005 XMR/day, which at the February 2021 rate of 140 USD/XMR is 0.07 USD/day. The minimum payout in that pool is 0.004 XMR so it would take 8 days to reach that.
So clearly, <application-specific integrated circuit> mining is the only viable way of doing this.
Some people considering <Raspberry Pis> also conclude obviously that it is useless at a 10H/s rate:
* https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/6862/could-i-use-a-raspberry-pi-to-mine-monero
* https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/49552/the-hashrate-of-the-raspberry-pi-2-and-3/87252\#87252
https://www.makeuseof.com/cryptos-you-can-mine-at-home/ is a completely full of bullshit article that says otherwise. How can someone publish that!