unstable version installation in Ubuntu

[John Ralls]

On Mar 10, 2010, at 4:48 AM, am65 wrote:

> 
> I have 2.2.9 in my 9.10 Ubuntu. But I'm anxious to test the 2.3.10 unstable
> release.
> 
> In the files for the 2.3.10 download there are with the following
> extensions:
> 
> .dmg
> .tar.gz
> .tar.bz2
> 
> Which one I need to download for Ubuntu 9.10?
> 
> Should I uninstall the 2.2.9 before installing the unstable version?
> 
> Is it easy to install for an ex-windows console-averse user? Because if it's
> a bit complex I think I will wait until the 2.4.x versions are available in
> the Ubuntu repositories.

I'll cut to the chase: No, it isn't easy to install on Linux unless you are comfortable installing the "development" packages for all of the dependencies and then building Gnucash from the .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 source archives. (.dmg is for MacOSX)

Regards,
John Ralls