Opening a root shell

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Mon Dec 7 12:30:23 EST 2009


Hi,

On Windows you don't need a root shell to install Finance::Quote.
First, install ActivePerl.  Then just go to Start -> All Programs ->
GnuCash and from there you can run the F::Q installer.

-derek

"Maf. King" <maf at chilwell.net> writes:

> Forwarding to list for the Windows crowd / those who use F::Q to advise:
> Maf.
>
> On Saturday 05 December 2009 17:56:39 Joe Conway wrote:
>> I guess  my question is dealing with the program GnuCash.  How do I open a
>> root shell for this program so that I can install a gnome module in it
>> using the command gnu-fq-update? I use Windows XP and I can get to the
>> directory C:/Program Files/GnuCash/bin. Since I asked this question, I have
>> now managed to install Perl and it looks like the program is using it. 
>> However I can not seem to get GnuCash to Update the stocks and funds.  Can
>> you walk me thru this? Horace J. Conway
>>
>> Dec 4, 2009 04:51:24 PM, maf at chilwell.net wrote:
>>
>> On Friday 04 December 2009 01:29:11 Joe Conway wrote:
>> > I guess  my question is dealing with the program GnuCash.
>> > How do I open a root shell for this program so that I can install a gnome
>> > module in it using the command gnu-fq-update.
>>
>> I use Windows XP
>>
>> > and I can get to the directory C:/Program Files/GnuCash/bin
>>
>> Horace J.
>>
>> > Conway
>>
>> Dec 3, 2009 07:23:24 PM, mailto:maf at chilwell.net"
>> target=_blank>maf at chilwell.net
>>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> On Thursday 03 December 2009 19:09:19 Joe Conway wrote:
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>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Apparently the list doesn't like HTML-only
>>
>> > messages, could you resend in plain
>>
>> text, please?
>>
>> To guess at
>>
>> > the answer to your question, on SuSE, I'd start a normal terminal
>>
>> then
>>
>> > issue the command "su -" (no quotes) and enter the root password when
>>
>> prompted. Having tried to get root on an Ubuntu Karmic box today for
>>
>> > the
>>
>> first time, maybe the command "sudo xterm" may be of more
>>
>> > use.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Maf.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe,
>>
>> IIRC, the procedure to install FQ on a windoes box is something
>> like "Start->Programs->Gnucash->Install Online Quotes"
>> I don't think that windows has an analogue to a "root shell"
>>
>> You probably need to install ActivePERL first, see the list archives over
>> the past month or two, I'm sure this has come up recently.
>>
>> Maf.

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