Error in launching GnuCash from terminal

Rakesh sarwalr at gmail.com
Fri Jan 15 11:09:58 EST 2016


> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 8:55 AM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
> 
> >
> > > On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:15 PM, Rakesh <sarwalr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I am  using 2.6.4 version of GnuCash.
> > > The output of apt-cache policy is as follows:
> > > rs at dhcppc0:~$ apt-cache policy gnucash
> > > gnucash:
> > >  Installed: 1:2.6.4-3
> > >  Candidate: 1:2.6.4-3
> > >  Version table:
> > > *** 1:2.6.4-3 0
> > >        500 http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages
> > >        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> >
> > Did you try the work-around in the bug, viz. installing gnucash-python?
> >
> >
> In Debian (and Ubuntu) the package is (confusingly) named python-gnucash
> 
> I think installing python-gnucash should get it working.
> 
> If at some point you decide to run a newer version of GnuCash, you can
> compile it yourself, "backport" a more recent source package into your
> Debian jessie installation, or you might consider moving all or part of
> your system to Debian stretch (to get more recent versions of lots of
> packages, but sacrificing some of the stability jessie provides).
> 

Thanks. Installing python-gnucash solved the problem. Grateful for your hint.  


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