an alternative for running GnuCash on OS X

[David T.]

Or you could try the shiny new "Downloadable Gnucash 2.2.9 for Native OS X as a dmg That Installs and Runs Like Any Other Mac App" that can be found at:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gnucash/Gnucash-2.2.9.dmg

YMMV, but it sure seemed to "Just Work" for me (and I have done the whole Fink thing as well).

David

--- On Tue, 8/25/09, adrinux <adrinux at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: adrinux <adrinux at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: an alternative for running GnuCash on OS X
> To: "Richard Talley" <rich.talley at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Users Gnucash" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 3:39 AM
> 2009/8/23 Richard Talley <rich.talley at gmail.com>:
> > You can use the VM software, the Linux distribution
> and the package manager
> > that you prefer. Works great. Sidesteps all the
> problems involved with
> > installing GnuCash on OS X. Instead, install it where
> we already know it
> > works well: Linux.
> A good point. I have to say though that GnuCash under X11
> *works* well
> on OS X. The problem is installation (for some people at
> least). And
> virtualized linux running on OS X is a way around the
> installation
> problems, although it's not exactly what I'd call easy, it
> may well be
> easier.
> 
> The only issue with virtualized gnucash would be that of
> backup, it
> would be wise to copy your gnucash files off of the VM on a
> regular
> basis, onto the mac's drive proper. And make sure the VM
> virtual disk
> is being backed up using which ever solution you use - but
> keep in
> mind the entire virtual hard disk (often circa 5 gigs) is
> backed up by
> Time Machine every time you do anything on it.
> 
> That's a minor quibble though, an issue to be aware of
> rather than a
> show stopper. I use virtualbox for testing web sites in
> windows and
> linux and it works fine.
> 
> But I'm still keen on seeing an OSX native Gnucash :)
> 
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