Upgrading in Ubuntu

[Cam Ellison]

linuxforrealpeople wrote:
> I have  a two part question.
> 
> Firstly, I have downloaded version 2.0.1 from the Ubuntu repository and have
> been evaluating it against Quicken which I am hoping to replace. Should I
> work with 2.0.5 as this is the latest stable release?
> 
> If the answer is yes, can you advise how I go about installing the upgrade.
> I have not yet learnt how to install from a tar file - to date the most
> complicated command I have run is a sudo get apt install.

If 2.0.5 is in Ubuntu Feisty, then you need only do sudo apt-get 
upgrade.  Alternatively, you could download 2.0.5 from Debian unstable 
and do sudo dpkg -i <path plus filename>.

If you've obtained gnucash via Ubuntu, DO NOT try to upgrade by working 
from a tarball.  That way lies a big mess.

You're probably OK right where you are.  In any case, with the bug 
squashing day coming up, you're better off to wait on any changes.

HTH

Cam


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