gnucash not compatible ubuntu 11.04 and ubuntu 11.10

[Johan Scheepers]

On 16/10/2011 21:11, John Ralls wrote:
> On Oct 16, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Johan Scheepers wrote:
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>> Good day,
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>> Been using gnucash for years and coming through with the same file from version to version of Ubuntu - Fedora and Debian.
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>> Just copy the saved file to new install - click on gnucash and a few more clicks and she goes.
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>> Now just installed ubuntu 11.10 and going through the same motions as usual.
>> What a surprise " no back end ".
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>> Now going through the motions to create a new file - all fine.
>> The file name now is "   xxx.gnucash "
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>> Ok it seems that something more should be done to be compatible...I hope it is possible, would not like to redo the file from start....
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>> Kindly some pointers please
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> More than likely you were using the SQL backend with your old file and neglected to install the necessary dbi-driver package (presumably libdbd-sqlite3) when you upgraded to Ubuntu-11.
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> In any case, we don't distribute binaries for linux, so any issues of this sort are with the distribution's packagers. You'll have to take it up with them.
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> Regards,
> John Ralls
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Thanks John,
Will do