gnucash 2.1.3 on Slackware/Dropline

[Derek Atkins]

andy thomas <andy at netstat-a.net> writes:

> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, Derek Atkins wrote:
>
>> andy thomas <andy at netstat-a.net> writes:
>>
>>>> Slackware seems unable to package things that are usable.  I'd suggest a
>>>> different distro.  If you like fine-grained controls, I heartily recommend
>>>> Gentoo.  Fedora and Ubuntu seem great as well.
>>>
>>> In defence of Slackware, it should be remembered they no longer
>>> support the gnome desktop. I use mainly Slackware myself but I run
>>> gnucash remotely on a SuSE Linux system via X-windows.
>>
>> That's not a defence..  That's confirmation that slackware isn't
>> a distribution worth caring about anymore.  Any distribution worth
>> its salt provides both Gnome and KDE and lets the user choose.
>
> I see your point but then Slackware is used a lot in server
> environments where there's no point in running X-Windows anyway. I
> actually use fvwm2, not KDE or gnome, and gnucash works very well with
> this window manager. One day, if I get time, I will try & build
> gnucash on Slack 10 or 11 and if successful, will share the result.

Sure, but a server environment is not a desktop environment.
GnuCash is a desktop application, not a server application.
Ergo, users shouldn't run Slackware on a desktop and shouldn't
run GnuCash on Slackware.  QED.

> cheers,
>
> Andy

-derek

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