Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available

[Gavin Andresen]

Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 is now available from:
  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
--------------

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.

[cypherdoc]

for those of us already on 0.8 who mine but don't tweak around with tx construction, do we need to upgrade?

[HappMacDonald]

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

[Gavin Andresen]

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.

[cypherdoc]

this is very well played Gavin.  its time to get everyone off BDB due to its bugginess.  we'll all be better off on Level DB.

[SRoulette]

Thanks for the continued hard work 

[Dayofswords]

hopefully the PPA gets updated faster than last time, it was three days after the release before us linux guys got it.

[Severian]

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.

[Bitsky]

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

[cypherdoc]

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

Armory will allow this and can be integrated with 0.8.1

[solex]

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.

Agreed. Fast work and much more helpful than the "contributions" made by the authors of the anti-dev threads.

[Ivica]

hopefully the PPA gets updated faster than last time, it was three days after the release before us linux guys got it.

Archlinux here. Latest bitcoin ver is 0.8.1 here.
Don't forget that entire linux world doesn't stop on debs with debian/ubuntu/mint and so on.

[mb300sd]

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

Raw transactions can do everything coin control can, just make sure you include your change as an output.

[grantbdev]

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?

[shaitand]

0.8.1 is there but SF still claims 0.8.0 is the latest version.

[minorman]

Just installed 0.81.

Small issue:
Under help->about bitcoin it still says version 0.8.0-beta ?

[evilpete]

Just installed 0.81.

Small issue:
Under help->about bitcoin it still says version 0.8.0-beta ?

Even if it does, you're still OK.  0.8.0 or better is fine.

The only people that 0.8.0 vs 0.8.1 makes a difference for are the large mining pool operators (not the members) or large solo miners.  Those folks already have it under control.

[saddambitcoin]

upgraded from 0.8 - had to reindex the blockchain for a 2nd time - but i'll do whatever needs to be done

[Dayofswords]

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?

Unless bitcoin.org has been comprismised, we're fine since they advertise the PPA.

Bluematt does, he's a contributed a lot to bitcoin development.

Should be possible to run of a flash drive, IDK why you would though.

[neoivan1987]

Help!!!

I am using Multibit. Do i need to move my bitcoins to another wallet? for example, Blockchain or Bitcoin-Qt 0.8? I am not mining