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Please Help With Electrum Issue

by /u/WhoKnowsBruh · 0 votes · 2020-08-10 21:23:00

I have the newest version of tails and everything has been running great since the upgrade (for a few weeks now). Yesterday, my dumbass tried installing Blockstream Green Wallet (long story why I felt like I needed to do this at the time) onto Tails to see if it would work. It did not work. Could not get it running at all, even though I tried downloading their Linux desktop version (that is also relatively a new release). Saved the file and extracted, etc. in the Tor Browser folder, since I figured it should not mess with anything in my persistence and should be removed upon rebooting Tails. Now, some weird things are happening with Electrum. Most of the time upon starting Tails, when I click on Electrum to open the program, it will show it wants to open on the top bar of the home screen, but disappears and never opens. BUT, sometimes it will open and run just fine. Also, now there is a random, very small incoming transaction (like 10 cents worth) of bitcoin incoming, but remaining unconfirmed, in my Electrum wallet. I never made a transaction anywhere near that small, so does not make any sense. I have been using Electrum for quite some time, and never experienced any of these issues. I can only assume that trying to install Blockstream Green Wallet screwed with the Electrum files on Tails, considering all of these issues came RIGHT AFTER trying to install the Blockstream Green Wallet. Any ideas what in the world could be happening? Is there any security risks or concerns from me trying to download Blockstream Green Wallet onto my Tails when I have a lot of persistence data? Thanks in advance.


User: /u/[deleted]

So the other wallet is already gone now but your Electrum is still making problems? Electrum can be a bit of a bitch sometimes. If after a few reboots its still a bitch you can either simply wait for the next Tails release in about 3 weeks which will maybe solve the problem or download the latest Electrum AppImage from the Electrum website. Also, now there is a random, very small incoming transaction (like 10 cents worth) of bitcoin incoming These are called dust attacks and can be used when someone wants to track where your coins will go in the future. but remaining unconfirmed, Thats normal because the attacker will not waste much miners fee for the attack so confirming the transaction will take days or even months. Is there any security risks or concerns from me trying to download Blockstream Green Wallet onto my Tails when I have a lot of persistence data? I never heard of Blockstream Green Wallet so i dont know if they are legit but every software you download onto your Tails comes with some sort of risk. Thats why the additional software function of Tails can only install software from the official Debian repositories because they can be considered as safe.