Bitcoin Core on Ubuntu 18.04 not allowing to chose data directory

[alexstrbonn]

When starting Bitcoin Core 0.20.0-x86_64 ( https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.20.0/bitcoin-0.20.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz) ) on Ubuntu 18.04 there is no option to set a custom data directory in the GUI.

All options in the GUI are greyed out. See image, please.

[maflcko]

Similar: bitcoin-core/packaging#46

[alexstrbonn]

Thanks. Here Bitcoin Core has NOT been installed via the Snapstore, but manually using the tar.gz file from Bitcoin.org.

[hebasto]

I can confirm this bug on Linux Mint 20 (Focal codebase).

[alexstrbonn]

Any known solution to this bug?

[hebasto]

Any known solution to this bug?

See related #33.

@alexstrbonn
To workaround the bug right now you could just compile the binary from source with system libs.

[hebasto]

Fixed in bitcoin/bitcoin#19536.

@alexanderkjeldaas Mind testing?