[Artur Meinild](https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/1066942/artur-meinild) [commented](https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19806/is-bitcoin-on-topic-on-ask-ubuntu#comment43221_19806)

> I believe questions about running Bitcoin software on Ubuntu is as much on-topic as questions about running any other software on Ubuntu. But questions about the inner workings of Bitcoin and blockchain technology - not so much.

I agree with this comment.

Questions about using third party software on Ubuntu are on topic. Of course! But the question should be about *using software on Ubuntu*. This is a subtle matter. There is a bit of a grey area somewhere in here. Is the question really about using the software (the one you linked to **is**), or is it really about something else?

[Eliah Kagan](https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/22949/eliah-kagan) [gave an example](https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/201?m=51223939) to help with this, which I call the Pirate Test:

> "How do I put a footer on every page except the first in LibreOffice Writer" (on-topic) vs. "How do I write real-sounding dialogue between my the captain and first mate of a late 17th century buccaneer vessel in the short story I'm writing in LibreOffice Writer?" (off-topic).

**TL;DR**: not everything about Bitcoin is on topic here, but using software relating to Bitcoin on Ubuntu is on topic.