Compiling on Debian 12

[takuma sato]

Im going to try to compile from scratch the latest Bitcoin Core version on Debian 12. I will be using the full ISO which it is advertised to include additional libraries, to be found on their website with the filename debian-12.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso. My question is, does it compile well, or do I need to download any additional libraries?

The steps described on github still work?

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md#linux-distribution-specific-instructions

Because last time I tried I think there was some problem during compilation and I had to do some additional steps but it was an older version from some years ago.

[LoyceV]

The steps described on github still work?

It looks familiar I haven't tried Debian, but what you call downloading additional libraries usually comes down to installing a few packages, and those are listed on your link already.

[ABCbits]

Im going to try to compile from scratch the latest Bitcoin Core version on Debian 12. I will be using the full ISO which it is advertised to include additional libraries, to be found on their website with the filename debian-12.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso. My question is, does it compile well, or do I need to download any additional libraries?

I expect you'll need to download and install some package that not included on Debian DVD ISO file. I recall actual full ISO (which include all package) have size in hundred GB or few TB.

The steps described on github still work?

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md#linux-distribution-specific-instructions

It should work, when that guide was last updated only 2 months ago.

[takuma sato]

Has anyone done a full install from scratch with Debian recently? I would like to have full disk encryption but their prompt on the menu is weird and confusing. It asks two times for passwords. I remember watching a video and the guy pointed this out. I don't want to install it and find out I entered the password in the wrong place. I don't know why they don't make things more straightforward.

I will attempt this install when im able to get some new external SSD, and then hope to be able to spend some BTC, but I still haven't found a service that sells cloud storage without KYC, so I may end up not spending any.

[LoyceV]

Has anyone done a full install from scratch with Debian recently? I would like to have full disk encryption but their prompt on the menu is weird and confusing. It asks two times for passwords. I remember watching a video and the guy pointed this out. I don't want to install it and find out I entered the password in the wrong place.

May I suggest to just try the new installation including full disk encryption in a VM? Or on a spare laptop, this is one of the reasons I like having a spare laptop (it's a cheap second hand, basically anything with 8 GB RAM will do).

I still haven't found a service that sells cloud storage without KYC, so I may end up not spending any.

If self-hosting on a VPS is an option, I've seen (and use) several of them that work without asking KYC documents.