Announcement: GnuCash 2.5.8 (Unstable) Release 2013-11-18

[A.J. Bonnema]

On 21/11/13 19:29, Geert Janssens wrote:
> On Thursday 21 November 2013 11:37:15 Ulrike Fischer wrote:
>> Am Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:52:18 -0800 schrieb John Ralls:
>>> How can you help?
>>>
>>>      Testing: Please try out as many features as you can. Report
>>>      problems either in bug reportsor on the devel mailing list
>>>      Translating: Translators may begin work on new strings at any
>>>      time, and while we haven't yet announced string freeze it's
>>>      imminent. Status of translations is shown on the translation
>>>      status page. If GnuCash isn't fully translated into your
>>>      language and you'd like to pitch in, here's how to get
>>>      involved.>
>>> The following pre-compiled application packages are also available:
>>>      GnuCash 2.5.8 Win32 setup executable
>> I would like to test the unstable version on a win 7 PC. But I need
>> a working (and stable) Gnucash too. Is it possible to install the
>> unstable version side-by-side to the stable version?
> Hi Ulrike,
>
> Unfortunately you can't install two versions of GnuCash side by side. The old and new
> version will step on each other's toes in several ways.
>
> But you can install the new version, run some tests and then install the old version again to
> continue you normal work.
>
> To avoid overlap as much as possible I would suggest to use a separate user account for
> your testing and make a copy of your data file to that user account.
>
> When done testing, return to your normal user account and reinstall the stable version of
> GnuCash.
>
> That way none of your data and preferences will be touched.
>
> Geert
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What you can always do is install a virtual machine (VM) and use that 
for testing purposes. Many developers do this to prevent from having to 
use dev versions for their normal use.

Regards, Guus.