Using Ethereum Mist Wallet

Ethereum main wiki

https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki

Mist release

https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases

Step-by-Step Guide: Getting Started with Ethereum Mist Wallet

https://medium.com/@attores/step-by-step-guide-getting-started-with-ethereum-mist-wallet-772a3cc99af4


Use testnet
https://testnet.etherscan.io/

Choose RINKEBY
https://rinkeby.etherscan.io/

Start geth testnet

geth --fast --cache=512 --rpcapi personal,db,eth,net,web3 --rpc --testnet

Start mist - without local testnet

dave@localhost linux-unpacked]$ ./mist 
[2018-02-08 06:48:57.260] [INFO] main - Running in production mode: true
[2018-02-08 06:48:57.308] [INFO] EthereumNode - undefined null 'fast'
[2018-02-08 06:48:57.310] [INFO] EthereumNode - Defaults loaded: geth main fast
[2018-02-08 06:48:57.681] [INFO] main - Starting in Mist mode
[2018-02-08 06:48:59.652] [INFO] Db - Creating db: /home/dave/.config/Mist/mist.lokidb
[2018-02-08 06:48:59.812] [INFO] Db - Loading db: /home/dave/.config/Mist/mist.lokidb
[2018-02-08 06:48:59.820] [INFO] Windows - Creating commonly-used windows
[2018-02-08 06:48:59.820] [INFO] Windows - Create secondary window: loading, owner: notset
[2018-02-08 06:49:00.981] [INFO] updateChecker - Check for update...
[2018-02-08 06:49:04.822] [INFO] Windows - Create primary window: main, owner: notset
[2018-02-08 06:49:04.845] [INFO] Windows - Create primary window: splash, owner: notset
[2018-02-08 06:49:05.982] [INFO] ipcCommunicator - Backend language set to:  en
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.497] [INFO] (ui: splashscreen) - Web3 already initialized, re-using provider.
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.573] [INFO] (ui: splashscreen) - Meteor starting up...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.652] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Initializing...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.653] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Checking for new client binaries config from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ethereum/mist/master/clientBinaries.json
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.773] [WARN] ClientBinaryManager - Error loading local config - assuming this is a first run: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/dave/.config/Mist/clientBinaries.json'
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.773] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Write new client binaries local config to disk ...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.778] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - No "skippedNodeVersion.json" found.
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.780] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Initializing...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.780] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Resolving platform...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.781] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Calculating possible clients...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.783] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - 1 possible clients.
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.784] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Verifying status of all 1 possible clients...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.786] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Verify Geth status ...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.888] [ERROR] ClientBinaryManager - Unable to resolve Geth executable: geth
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.891] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Download binary for Geth ...
[2018-02-08 06:49:06.912] [INFO] ClientBinaryManager - Downloading package from https://gethstore.blob.core.windows.net/builds/geth-linux-amd64-1.7.2-1db4ecdc.tar.gz to /home/dave/.config/Mist/binaries/Geth/archive.tar ...
[2018-02-08 06:49:08.058] [INFO] updateChecker - App is up-to-date.

Start mist - with local testnet