[Feature] Official Debian Repository

asddsaz commented 5 years ago

Feature: Official listing on the Debian Repository: packages.debian.org This would automatically install all dependencies and software required for the NameCoin Clients to run .

asddsaz commented 5 years ago

There are already .deb files: https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Ap_conrad%3Acoins&package=namecoin https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Ap_conrad%3Acoins&package=namecoin-gui

RogueScholar commented 5 years ago

Those come with a major caveat downloador.

The packages may only be two years old, but the version of the wallet (0.3.80) they contain is, in fact, nearly four years old. After the BIP65 softfork ~2.5 years ago, it will likely give you unnecessary hurdles to overcome for at least some functions. I too would be overjoyed to see Namecoin Core distributed in .deb packages through a PPA, but I understand that the devs have enough on their plate as it is.

Building from source isn't as fraught as you might think. I just cloned the repo last week and in less than half an hour had a happy brood of binaries for namecoind, the CLI and the GUI tucked away in /usr/local that have been rock solid since. The documentation is quite good and will steer you away from the quicksand if you have even only a passing familiarity with the overall process.

Finally, the Electrum wallet is about as painless to install as one could ask for if you don't need a local copy of the blockchain and already have Python 3.6 on your system with pip and setuptools. https://github.com/namecoin/electrum-nmc

JeremyRand commented 4 years ago

Debian bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779686

New Debian package: https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/namecoin_0.17.0~dfsg-1.html

@mhatta What's the status on your Debian package of Namecoin Core?

namecoin / namecoin-core

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