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August 13, 2012, 07:50:22 PM Last edit: August 16, 2012, 06:41:01 PM by Electrum |
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http://electrum-desktop.com/http://f.cl.ly/items/2U0B061D1q2f1g431D1n/Screen%20Shot%202012-08-12%20at%2010.45.51%20PM.pngDownloadThe downloads can be found on electrum-desktop.com. Please note that the OSX .app is not all there yet, it seems only to run on >= 10.7 for now. Why this topicThomasV, the author of Electrum, has made it public that he is not going to add new features to the client while a couple of us still see a lot of room for improvement. Genjix and myself (Animazing) have been working on the new version and decided to bump up to the version 1.0 to make a clean start. The code for the client has moved to Github and the code for the server will follow shortly. About ElectrumElectrum is a lightweight client that was designed to simplify the use of Bitcoin. You do not need to perform regular wallet backups, because your wallet can be recovered from a secret phrase that you can memorize or write on paper. There is no waiting time when you start the client, because it does not download the Bitcoin blockchain; instead, the client relies on remote servers. Everybody can run his or hers own electrum server this keeps the client decentralized. Why you want it- Encrypted: your private keys are protected with a password. You are protected from thieves.
- Deterministic: If you lose your wallet, you can recover it from its seed. You are protected from your own mistakes.
- Instant on: the client does not download the blockchain, it gets that information from a server. No delays, always up-to-date.
- Secure: Your private keys are not shared with the server. You do not have to trust the server with your money.
- No downtimes: Several servers are available. There is no single point of failure.
- Ubiquity: You can use the same wallet on different computers. Your wallet is "in the cloud", and that cloud is the Bitcoin blockchain!
- Freedom: Electrum servers do not store user accounts. You are not tied to a particular server.
- No scripts: Electrum does not download any script at runtime. A compromised server cannot compromise your client.
- Free software: Gnu GPL v3. Anyone can audit the code. Anyone can run a server.
WebsiteThe new, open-source, website can be found on http://electrum-desktop.com/. This website uses Github pages and can be edited by pulling the gh-pages branch from github. Latest release information: v1.0- New style for the Lite GUI
- History view ported to Lite GUI
- QR Support for sending transactions
- New website
- Client code moved to Github
- Build scripts for OSX
Contributers for this versionCoblee, ErebusBat, Genjix, Slush, Animazing Issue trackingThe main repository has moved to Github. This means we also have proper issue tracking now. If you find anything weird please create a bug report over at Github.
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OneEyed
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August 13, 2012, 08:16:48 PM |
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Excellent news! Thanks for taking care of it, Electrum is really promising.
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ErebusBat
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August 13, 2012, 08:35:33 PM |
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Sweet... I get a contributor label for two lines of code Seriously though... Electrum rocks...
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OneEyed
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August 13, 2012, 08:37:47 PM |
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Sweet... I get a contributor label for two lines of code Seriously though... Electrum rocks... Someone please register it on https://ohloh.net/, and contributors will be well identified
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minimalB
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August 13, 2012, 10:29:14 PM |
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Looks great, Thanks!
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bitfoo
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August 13, 2012, 11:04:05 PM |
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Thanks for the excellent work!
Will the server still be maintained on gitorious, or will this also be moved to github?
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August 14, 2012, 03:54:20 AM Last edit: August 14, 2012, 04:07:14 AM by greatwolf |
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Electrum 0.60 flatfly's compact build isn't sync'ing. This started happening the last few days. It stays stuck at 'Synchronizing...' and nothing shows in the History tab. I tried changing servers but all of them seem to be doing this. Any idea what's wrong?
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August 14, 2012, 07:42:01 AM |
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Great ! thanks for the update I'm trying to install 1.0 but I get the following error : $ ./electrum Traceback (most recent call last): File "./electrum", line 169, in <module> gui.main(url) File "/tmp/electrum/lib/gui_lite.py", line 65, in main self.mini = MiniWindow(actuator, self.expand) File "/tmp/electrum/lib/gui_lite.py", line 131, in __init__ self.address_input.setPlaceholderText(_("Enter a Bitcoin address...")) AttributeError: 'QLineEdit' object has no attribute 'setPlaceholderText' Running on debian 6.0.5 I first tried the 'pip' install, and then the 'git' install, where I realized I was missing "xgettext" ( gettext package) and some "zbar" tools for QR Codes ( python-zbar python-zbarpygtk zbar-tools packages) But still, the error occured when launching the ./electrum script. Any help appreciated !
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“We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an appalling loss of time, effort and life. A cheerless view, but true" “Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.” Tesla N
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Tachikoma
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August 14, 2012, 08:03:31 AM |
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Great ! thanks for the update I'm trying to install 1.0 but I get the following error : $ ./electrum Traceback (most recent call last): File "./electrum", line 169, in <module> gui.main(url) File "/tmp/electrum/lib/gui_lite.py", line 65, in main self.mini = MiniWindow(actuator, self.expand) File "/tmp/electrum/lib/gui_lite.py", line 131, in __init__ self.address_input.setPlaceholderText(_("Enter a Bitcoin address...")) AttributeError: 'QLineEdit' object has no attribute 'setPlaceholderText' Running on debian 6.0.5 I first tried the 'pip' install, and then the 'git' install, where I realized I was missing "xgettext" ( gettext package) and some "zbar" tools for QR Codes ( python-zbar python-zbarpygtk zbar-tools packages) But still, the error occured when launching the ./electrum script. Any help appreciated ! Part of the Lite GUI were rewritten using functions that were introduced in QT 4.7. I checked the Debian packages but sadly they don't have 4.7 in their stable branch yet. You could try a manual install via the QT site. We took the gamble that most distros would have 4.7 in their package distribution, sadly this does not seem to be the case.
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Eadem mutata resurgo
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August 14, 2012, 12:03:19 PM |
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watching ... like a hawk.
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ThomasV
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August 14, 2012, 01:05:50 PM |
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ThomasV, the author of Electrum, has made it public that he is not going to add new features to the client while a couple of us still see a lot of room for improvement.
can you clarify this point?
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Electrum: the convenience of a web wallet, without the risks
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Tachikoma
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August 14, 2012, 02:09:03 PM |
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ThomasV, the author of Electrum, has made it public that he is not going to add new features to the client while a couple of us still see a lot of room for improvement.
can you clarify this point? Some longer and shorter term plans as I understand them at this point: - Full functional lite-gui, having all the basic features the lite-gui needs.
- Working binary for all operating systems and distro's.
- Improved user friendly Wizard on first launch.
- Build in alt-chain support.
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August 14, 2012, 09:32:02 PM |
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Part of the Lite GUI were rewritten using functions that were introduced in QT 4.7. I checked the Debian packages but sadly they don't have 4.7 in their stable branch yet. You could try a manual install via the QT site. We took the gamble that most distros would have 4.7 in their package distribution, sadly this does not seem to be the case.
Argh, and it's not in backports either Switching to ubuntu would really bother me, so I'll have to stay with 0.61 :sigh:
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“We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an appalling loss of time, effort and life. A cheerless view, but true" “Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.” Tesla N
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Tachikoma
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August 14, 2012, 09:43:49 PM |
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Part of the Lite GUI were rewritten using functions that were introduced in QT 4.7. I checked the Debian packages but sadly they don't have 4.7 in their stable branch yet. You could try a manual install via the QT site. We took the gamble that most distros would have 4.7 in their package distribution, sadly this does not seem to be the case.
Argh, and it's not in backports either Switching to ubuntu would really bother me, so I'll have to stay with 0.61 :sigh: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads
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August 15, 2012, 12:18:20 AM |
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Electrum 0.60 flatfly's compact build isn't sync'ing. This started happening the last few days. It stays stuck at 'Synchronizing...' and nothing shows in the History tab. I tried changing servers but all of them seem to be doing this. Any idea what's wrong?
Try to PM flatfly, he's usually very helpful.
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Tips? 1ELECeJompinDox61L73eAUyaWpe3Q5HZB Down with socks!
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August 15, 2012, 10:06:02 AM |
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I just switched from winxp to mint13 and am in need of a desktop client. this seems promising. is there the function to sign messages with this?
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Tachikoma
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August 15, 2012, 10:10:51 AM |
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I just switched from winxp to mint13 and am in need of a desktop client. this seems promising. is there the function to sign messages with this?
Yessir! ./electrum help signmessage Signs a message with a key Syntax: signmessage <address> <message>
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2weiX
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August 15, 2012, 10:30:57 AM |
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consider me a user then^^
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ErebusBat
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August 15, 2012, 03:26:58 PM |
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I am loving Electrum.... just need some free time to finish setting my server then there will be another Electrum server available too.
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