<p>Yes, you need to upgrade.  You have version 0.16.2, and the 32MB block support was added in 0.17.0.  The latest release version is 0.17.2.</p>

<p>Your <code>apt-get</code> commands will only work if you originally installed bitcoin-abc from the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin-abc/+archive/ubuntu/ppa" rel="nofollow noreferrer">apt package repository</a>.  It sounds like you didn't.</p>

<p>You can check if you installed from a package at all with <code>dpkg -l bitcoinabc</code>.  If so then you can remove the package with <code>dpkg -r bitcoinabc</code>.  Otherwise you can figure out where the bitcoin-abc binaries are installed (using <code>which</code> or similar) and delete them manually.  Then install a new copy from scratch, either from the above-linked repository or any other way you choose.  (But this time make a note of what you did!)</p>

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dpkg -l bitcoinabc finds no packages, so yes I believe I installed from source. I want to install new copy from the repo, so I added ppa:bitcoin-abc/ppa. How can I specify the package I want though? apt-get install (name), but it says not found for every name I try. (already ran apt-get update after adding the repo)
2523454
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Should just be called `bitcoinabc`, as far as I can tell.
Nate Eldredge
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@2523454: What Linux distribution / version is this?
Nate Eldredge
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0.14.04, I'm trying 0.16 now
2523454
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No package found when running apt-get install bitcoinabc on both versions.
2523454
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Hm.  What exactly got added to /etc/apt/sources.list.d?  When you did apt-get update, did you see it fetching the Packages file for the repo?  Any error messages?
Nate Eldredge
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Taking a look at sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list, I see nothing bitcoin related. Here is my console after adding the repo: https://imgur.com/a/tIhYyx5
2523454
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I have updated by manually compiling and installing the latest source code.
2523454
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add-apt-repository normally adds a new file in the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d` subdirectory instead of modifying  `/etc/apt/sources.list`.  Anyway, glad you got it working.
Nate Eldredge
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Nate Eldredge
<p>I'm running my own bitcoin cash node. However, I'm getting stuck on the block where the network hard forked for the May 15th 32mb blocksize update. I believe the version of bitcoin abc I have installed is out of date, hence why it is stuck at block 530361. Here is the version with getinfo:</p>

<pre><code>{
  "version": 160200,
  "protocolversion": 70015,
}
</code></pre>

<p>Is my node out of date? How can I upgrade my bitcoin abc node?</p>

<p>I tried:</p>

<pre><code>sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
</code></pre>

<p>but nothing changes in the version or protocol version with <code>getinfo</code>. What should I do?</p>

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How did you install bitcoin-abc in the first place?
Nate Eldredge
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@NateEldredge I forgot how I originally installed it, awhile ago.
2523454
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you can try `apt list --installed | grep bitcoin` to see if it was installed by `apt-get`. If not, then `apt-get upgrade` won't work. chances are you downloaded from https://download.bitcoinabc.org/ or built it from source. you should back up your wallet data file before any upgrade though.
Will Gu
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For future readers: the Bitcoin-ABC client is (confusingly) not a Bitcoin client.
Antoine Poinsot
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Help needed with upgrading bitcoin ABC
2523454
# Help needed with upgrading bitcoin ABC

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-19)

I'm running my own bitcoin cash node. However, I'm getting stuck on the block where the network hard forked for the May 15th 32mb blocksize update. I believe the version of bitcoin abc I have installed is out of date, hence why it is stuck at block 530361. Here is the version with getinfo:
{
  "version": 160200,
  "protocolversion": 70015,
}

Is my node out of date? How can I upgrade my bitcoin abc node?
I tried:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

but nothing changes in the version or protocol version with getinfo. What should I do?

**Tags:** bitcoin-cash, daemon

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How did you install bitcoin-abc in the first place?  
> **username_0**: @NateEldredge I forgot how I originally installed it, awhile ago.  
> **username_2**: you can try `apt list --installed | grep bitcoin` to see if it was installed by `apt-get`. If not, then `apt-get upgrade` won't work. chances are you downloaded from https://download.bitcoinabc.org/ or built it from source. you should back up your wallet data file before any upgrade though.  
> **username_3**: For future readers: the Bitcoin-ABC client is (confusingly) not a Bitcoin client.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-06-19. Score: 1

Yes, you need to upgrade. You have version 0.16.2, and the 32MB block support was added in 0.17.0. The latest release version is 0.17.2.

Your `apt-get` commands will only work if you originally installed bitcoin-abc from the [apt package repository](https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin-abc/+archive/ubuntu/ppa). It sounds like you didn't.

You can check if you installed from a package at all with `dpkg -l bitcoinabc`. If so then you can remove the package with `dpkg -r bitcoinabc`. Otherwise you can figure out where the bitcoin-abc binaries are installed (using `which` or similar) and delete them manually. Then install a new copy from scratch, either from the above-linked repository or any other way you choose. (But this time make a note of what you did!)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: dpkg -l bitcoinabc finds no packages, so yes I believe I installed from source. I want to install new copy from the repo, so I added ppa:bitcoin-abc/ppa. How can I specify the package I want though? apt-get install (name), but it says not found for every name I try. (already ran apt-get update after adding the repo)  
> **username_1**: Should just be called `bitcoinabc`, as far as I can tell.  
> **username_1**: @username_0: What Linux distribution / version is this?  
> **username_0**: 0.14.04, I'm trying 0.16 now  
> **username_0**: No package found when running apt-get install bitcoinabc on both versions.  
> **username_1**: Hm.  What exactly got added to /etc/apt/sources.list.d?  When you did apt-get update, did you see it fetching the Packages file for the repo?  Any error messages?  
> **username_0**: Taking a look at sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list, I see nothing bitcoin related. Here is my console after adding the repo: https://imgur.com/a/tIhYyx5  
> **username_0**: I have updated by manually compiling and installing the latest source code.  
> **username_1**: add-apt-repository normally adds a new file in the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d` subdirectory instead of modifying  `/etc/apt/sources.list`.  Anyway, glad you got it working.  

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