Thank you intrigeri for your response. The "additional software packages" feature looks very useful, I'm looking forward to enjoying it in Tails!
I completely understand that Tails has to be extremely careful with the software it installs, not just because of security but also space. I will work with the Electron Cash team to have it packaged for Debian.
Is there a way, even if hacky, that Electron Cash could be installed in Tails? I'm thinking if creating a Python virtualenv in the persistent volume, pip install the dependencies and putting the Electron Cash code would work?
Fidel Ramos
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Electron Cash in Tails
> Local Time: November 16, 2017 9:39 AM
> UTC Time: November 16, 2017 9:39 AM
> From: intrigeri@???
> To: Fidel Ramos <f@???>
> The Tails public development discussion list <tails-dev@???>
>
> Hi Fidel,
>
> Fidel Ramos:
>
>> As you may know Bitcoin Cash is a fork of Bitcoin that has been growing a lot,
>> especially in the past few days. People (including me) have shown interest in having
>> a Bitcoin Cash wallet in Tails, as it's a very secure solution.
>>
>> First, Electron Cash is not in Debian so it can't be shipped in Tails
>> as-is.
>>
>> Second, in several areas such as messaging and crypto-currencies,
>> there are tons of options around and everyone wants their preferred
>> one supported by default in Tails. This is not realistic: we can't
>> possibly support 5+ chat clients and 4+ crypto-currency software.
>> So our take on it is that we are actively working on improving
>> our "Additional software packages" feature:
>>
>> https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/persistence/configure/#additional_software
>>
>> The result of our work will be released in 2018Q2. Then it'll be
>> pretty easy for Tails users to ensure their own Tails has the software
>> they need… as long as said software is available in Debian.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> --
>> intrigeri
