Announcement: GnuCash 2.5.8 (Unstable) Release 2013-11-18

[Ulrike Fischer]

Am Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:29:04 +0100 schrieb Geert Janssens:


>> 
>> I would like to test the unstable version on a win 7 PC. But I need
>> a working (and stable) Gnucash too. Is it possible to install the
>> unstable version side-by-side to the stable version?
 
> Hi Ulrike,
> 
> Unfortunately you can't install two versions of GnuCash side by side. The old and new 
> version will step on each other's toes in several ways.

Pity. That's such a neat feature (my tex systems and also my editor
can be installed this way and I love it).

 
> But you can install the new version, run some tests and then install the old version again to 
> continue you normal work.
> 
> To avoid overlap as much as possible I would suggest to use a separate user account for 
> your testing and make a copy of your data file to that user account.
> 
> When done testing, return to your normal user account and reinstall the stable version of 
> GnuCash.

I'm sorry I'm quite willing to copy my gnucash file around and also
risk to have to reenter an number of transaction during such a test,
but I don't have the time to install and reinstall software. 

Perhaps I can make some tests on my laptop - but it is still win xp
and so not really "current". 


-- 
Ulrike Fischer 
http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/