v0.5.4 is now released.
This is a hot fix release for the blockchain incident 32-bit clients fork (https://www.peercointalk.org/index.php?topic=4563.0).
Upgrade from v0.5.3 is necessary for windows and 32-bit linux users.
For 64-bit linux users upgrade is optional and v0.5.3 64-bit linux release is still supported.
Official build for linux:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcoin/files/0.5.4/ppcoin-0.5.4ppc-linux.tar.gz/download
Official build for windows:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcoin/files/0.5.4/ppcoin-0.5.4-win32-setup.exe/download
$ openssl dgst -sha256 ppcoin-0.5.4*
SHA256(ppcoin-0.5.4ppc-linux.tar.gz)= 1a15a190e95507b1686b5f4a32568e9b891cbed0e86ab711c489939d685e159a
SHA256(ppcoin-0.5.4-win32-setup.exe)= 92f36c2fc23a9202a23fef5f18c2a161e92d4bc81a5be49c41e6597b2868fc8a
Upgrade instructions:
- Back up wallet using the menu option or console command ‘backupwallet’.
- Note down your balance/stake in the wallet.
- Shutdown peercoin client v0.5.3
- Uninstall old client
- Download and install v0.5.4 client
- Start up v0.5.4 client
- Confirm release name of the client as 0.5.4ppc-beta
8 ) Verify your balance/stake as correct.
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