switching from windows xp to ubuntu

[David Carlson]

On 1/24/2014 12:18 AM, Johar Menezes wrote:
> Thanks for the prompt reply. so as I understand there is no need to import
> any gnucash data if I were to do a dual boot with xp and ubuntu? Can I use
> the same gnucash files on my windows drive in ubuntu?
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 10:11 AM, refdoc at gmx.net <refdoc at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> It is the same program, so why fear of dataloss?
>> But you can try out, import the xp data on a ubuntu machine and see for
>> yourself. If you have no second physical machine dual boot until you are
>> happy all works.
>>
>> Sent from my HTC
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Johar Menezes" <joharmenezes at gmail.com>
>> To: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: switching from windows xp to ubuntu
>> Date: Fri, Jan 24, 2014 06:36
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am planning to change my OS from win xp to ubuntu. Will this lead to
>> losing data in gnucash or is it possible to import the gnucash data from xp
>> to ubuntu?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> _______________________________________________
>> gnucash-user mailing list
>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
>> -----
>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>
> _______________________________________________
> gnucash-user mailing list
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
> -----
> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>
Gnucash will keep a different group of settings for each user (OS, in
your case), and custom reports will not automatically synchronize
between users.  However, the data file can be read and edited by
either.  There is information in the GnuCash Wiki about how settings and
reports are kept in each OS.

David C