gnucash not compatible ubuntu 11.04 and ubuntu 11.10

[Johan Scheepers]

On 16/10/2011 21:28, Colin Law wrote:
> On 16 October 2011 19:36, Johan Scheepers<johansche at telkomsa.net>  wrote:
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>> Good day,
>>
>> Been using gnucash for years and coming through with the same file from
>> version to version of Ubuntu - Fedora and Debian.
>>
>> Just copy the saved file to new install - click on gnucash and a few more
>> clicks and she goes.
>>
>> Now just installed ubuntu 11.10 and going through the same motions as usual.
>> What a surprise " no back end ".
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> How did you install gnucash?  I have just installed a fresh 11.10
> system, installed gnucash 2.4.7 from the ubuntu repository and it
> works fine with my old file.
>
> Colin
>
>    
apt-get install gnucash.
This what I got from gnucash list.....
More than likely you were using the SQL backend with your old file and 
neglected to install the necessary dbi-driver package (presumably 
libdbd-sqlite3) when you upgraded to Ubuntu-11.

Johan S


>> Now going through the motions to create a new file - all fine.
>> The file name now is "   xxx.gnucash "
>>
>> Ok it seems that something more should be done to be compatible...I hope it
>> is possible, would not like to redo the file from start....
>>
>> Kindly some pointers please
>>
>> Thanks
>> Johan S
>>
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