cannot install gc 2.6 for ubuntu

[Colin Law]

On 12 February 2014 05:04, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net> wrote:
> On 02/11/2014 12:38 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
>> ...
>> $ sudo apt-get purge gnucash gnucash-common gnucash-docs
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get clean
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get install gnucash gnucash-common gnucash-docs
>>
> I followed the three commands.  It also asked me to run "apt-get autoremove"
> which I did.  I can now access gc 2.6 with no problem. My Q: Why is this not
> clearly explained on the GC page re: installing.  Each command with an
> explanation so people (like me!) will learn as we do it, and save the tough
> questions (what does debit mean :) ) for the gc gurus.

Because it is not a GC issue.  It is probably a subtle issue to do
with the getdeb repository which is not controlled by the GC
developers.  A couple of questions that might help to determine the
original cause.
Before enabling the getdeb repository did you have GC installed from
the standard Ubuntu repository?
Had you messed with GC in any way such as installing an updated FQ
from somewhere or otherwise modifiying it?
Prior to enabling getdeb did you do
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
to make sure everything was up to date?

Colin