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LegendaryActivity: 1652Merit: 1066Chief Scientist Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available March 18, 2013, 03:35:28 PM #1

http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.1/



This is a maintenance release that adds a new network rule to avoid

a chain-forking incompatibility with versions 0.7.2 and earlier.



Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues





How to Upgrade

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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait

until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older

versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over

/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux).



If you are upgrading from version 0.7.2 or earlier, the first time you

run 0.8.1 your blockchain files will be re-indexed, which will take

anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the speed of

your machine.

Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 is now available from:This is a maintenance release that adds a new network rule to avoida chain-forking incompatibility with versions 0.7.2 and earlier.Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:How to Upgrade--------------If you are running an older version, shut it down. Waituntil it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for olderversions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux).If you are upgrading from version 0.7.2 or earlier, the first time yourun 0.8.1 your blockchain files will be re-indexed, which will takeanywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the speed ofyour machine. How often do you get the chance to work on a potentially world-changing project?

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NewbieActivity: 26Merit: 0 Re: Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available March 18, 2013, 03:58:10 PM #3 Quote from: cypherdoc on March 18, 2013, 03:53:06 PM for those of us already on 0.8 who mine but don't tweak around with tx construction, do we need to upgrade?



This.



For those of us who run full 0.8.0 nodes, who either don't mine or only pool mine, is 0.8.1 a necessary step up, and if so why? And .. if not can we get an official blessing for our laziness? ;3 This.For those of us who run full 0.8.0 nodes, who either don't mine or only pool mine, is 0.8.1 a necessary step up, and if so why? And .. if not can we get an official blessing for our laziness? ;3

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LegendaryActivity: 1652Merit: 1066Chief Scientist Re: Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available March 18, 2013, 03:59:36 PM #4 Quote from: cypherdoc on March 18, 2013, 03:53:06 PM for those of us already on 0.8 who mine but don't tweak around with tx construction, do we need to upgrade?

No; the only 0.8 users who should upgrade are miners who are creating blocks themselves (mining pool operators, solo miners, or people using p2pool).



Big merchants/services/exchanges who want to be as certain as possible they don't end up on the wrong side of a blockchain fork should also upgrade, although I think the risk of that happening if they keep running 0.8.0 is small.

No; the only 0.8 users who should upgrade are miners who are creating blocks themselves (mining pool operators, solo miners, or people using p2pool).Big merchants/services/exchanges who want to be as certain as possible they don't end up on the wrong side of a blockchain fork should also upgrade, although I think the risk of that happening if they keep running 0.8.0 is small. How often do you get the chance to work on a potentially world-changing project?

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Sr. MemberActivity: 476Merit: 250 Re: Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available March 18, 2013, 06:49:56 PM #8 Many thanks for your diligence. Some in userspace tend to forget that would be no Bitcoin but for the efforts and cooperation of the development and mining communities.

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Hero MemberActivity: 576Merit: 509 Re: Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available March 18, 2013, 07:28:32 PM #9

So I'm stuck with the DB_CONFIG workaround until this feature gets picked up by the devs I'd like to update, but for me the coincontrol version has become an essential feature for a better control of privacy.So I'm stuck with the DB_CONFIG workaround until this feature gets picked up by the devs Bounty: Earn up to 68.7 BTC

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Sr. MemberActivity: 292Merit: 250 Re: Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available March 19, 2013, 02:03:00 AM #14 Quote from: Dayofswords on March 18, 2013, 06:45:37 PM hopefully the PPA gets updated faster than last time, it was three days after the release before us linux guys got it.



Who maintains this PPA anyway? Is there a way we can verify the .debs from the normal packages just to be 100% safe?



Is it possible to run the linux bitcoin client 100% portably off a flash drive? Who maintains this PPA anyway? Is there a way we can verify the .debs from the normal packages just to be 100% safe?Is it possible to run the linux bitcoin client 100% portably off a flash drive? Don't use BIPS!