Upgrading in Ubuntu

[Dan Black]

As has been mentioned in the past few months, you can go to

ubuntu.geole.info

They have a repository for Feisty which includes GnuCash 2.0.5.  Last I
checked they seemed to have dropped their Dapper and Edgy repositories.
 At the moment, their site is down for maintenance.

Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On 5/9/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>> Actually, 2.0.5 WAS a security-related release.  That's how I
>> was able to convince Thomas to update the Debian version, too,
>> even after the Debian cutoff date.
> 
> I hope the updates get into Ubuntu, then! I'm not sure how to nudge
> that along... Maybe if I had a Debian bug number I can point to it
> from Ubuntu's Launchpad... ?
> 
>>> This has caused all sorts of friction with the developers of some
>>> fast-moving packages and with users who expect to be able to upgrade
>>> to the latest version AND have it happen through the official
>>> repositories.
>> Not surprising.
> 
> On further reflection, I think there are TWO problems here...
> 
> 1) It so happens the past two Ubuntu releases have come at unfortunate
> points in the GnuCash release cycle, so weaker releases have made it
> to the "official" repositories.
> 
> 2) GnuCash presently falls in Ubuntu's "Universe" repository, which
> gets less attention than the "official" packages. Most things in
> Universe get carried over from Debian with no tweaks to fit the Ubuntu
> release.
> 
> I believe Ubuntu needs a strong and well-supported personal finance
> program. About a year ago I looked at KmyMoney and Grisbi, which, like
> GnuCash, are all in Ubuntu's "universe." I wasn't satisfied with
> those, myself, though they both seemed potentially usable.
> 
> If necessary I could run GnuCash from a Debian testing system
> regardless of what I'm running on my desktop, but I was hoping to
> "simplify" my office by supporting fewer different distros at once.
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