hojas/bisq/first_ride_with_bisq2.md

First ride with Bisq2

I'm going to use Bisq2 for the first time as a normal user.

I want to leverage my fresh-eyes perception, which will only happen once, so I'm taking notes here to document this.

Downloading

• Where should I go to? I remember bisq.network. It must be there, right?
• The landing page of bisq.network still focuses on the normal Bisq. There's a small section on the top nav bar to Bisq2 that leads to a blogpost.
  • This text appears at the end of the page: Note: If you’re already running Bisq 1, carry on! Bisq 2 is a separate application and will install and run alongside Bisq 1 without issue.
  • I think it's confusing. I read the carry on! as carry on with Bisq 1, forget about Bisq 2, which is clearly not the intended meaning.
  • I could throw a small PR to propose the change. [X] Done
• The next link then leads to the downloads page.
• I get the .deb file.
• Download works, I run dpkg, Bisq 2 installs with no issue.
• The new icon appears in my launcher.

First execution

• Open executing for the first time, I see the User Agreement.
  • No way to change the language here. What if I don't speak english?
• Landed on the home. All fine.
• I've fucked around and all looks good, no major pains. A few pointless observations
  • The Offer list opening icon in the Bisq Easy offerbook is kind of hard to find, but the view is wonderful. I find it way more useful that the chat, which is very hard to search in.

First purchase

First sale

Bringing over reputation from Bisq 1

Doing the sale