unstable version installation in Ubuntu

[Phil Longstaff]

On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 04:48 -0800, 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.

The .dmg file is for the mac, and the .tar.gz and .tar.bz2 are the
gnucash source files so that you can build gnucash yourself.  You would
need someone to supply you with a pre-build gnucash which you could then
install.

Phil