<blockquote>
  <p>Why is there currently no bitcoin package in Debian?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Your link also says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <h2>action needed</h2>

<pre><code>Problems while searching for a new upstream version                  high  
2 security issues in sid                                             high  
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer                      normal  
The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over    normal  
Build log checks report 1 warning                                    low  
Standards version of the package is outdated.                        wishlist  
</code></pre>
  
  <h2>testing migrations</h2>
  
  <p>excuses:  </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Migration status for bitcoin (- to 0.18.1~dfsg-1): BLOCKED:  Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression  </li>
  <li>Issues preventing migration:</li>
  <li>Updating bitcoin introduces new bugs: #939608</li>
  <li>Additional info:</li>
  <li>Piuparts tested OK - <a href="https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/bitcoin.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/bitcoin.html</a></li>
  <li>241 days old (needed 5 days)</li>
  <li>Not considered</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>If you drill into the details you find security bugs such as <a href="https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15947" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CVE-2019-15947</a> </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I guess time needs to be spent resolving all the issues identified with the package.</p>

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<p>Why is the <code>bitcoin</code> package currently not in Debian? And how to help get it back in there?</p>

<p>It'd make it a lot easier for more people to run a full node with this.</p>

<p><a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/bitcoin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/bitcoin</a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/aOqOZ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/aOqOZ.png" alt="bitcoin REMOVED from testing"></a></p>

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Why is there currently no bitcoin package in Debian?
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# Why is there currently no bitcoin package in Debian?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-18)

Why is the `bitcoin` package currently not in Debian? And how to help get it back in there?

It'd make it a lot easier for more people to run a full node with this.

<https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/bitcoin>

[![bitcoin REMOVED from testing](https://i.sstatic.net/aOqOZ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/aOqOZ.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-20. Score: 1

> Why is there currently no bitcoin package in Debian?

Your link also says:

> ## action needed
>
> ```
> Problems while searching for a new upstream version                  high  
> 2 security issues in sid                                             high  
> Depends on packages which need a new maintainer                      normal  
> The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over    normal  
> Build log checks report 1 warning                                    low  
> Standards version of the package is outdated.                        wishlist  
>
> ```
>
> ## testing migrations
>
> excuses:
>
> * Migration status for bitcoin (- to 0.18.1~dfsg-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
> * Issues preventing migration:
> * Updating bitcoin introduces new bugs: #939608
> * Additional info:
> * Piuparts tested OK - <https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/bitcoin.html>
> * 241 days old (needed 5 days)
> * Not considered

If you drill into the details you find security bugs such as [CVE-2019-15947](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15947)

> In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.

I guess time needs to be spent resolving all the issues identified with the package.


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