[GNC] What is earliest version of Ubuntu for which building GnuCASH 3.0 is possible?

[Colin Law]

On 18 April 2018 at 23:26, Steve Cohen <stevecoh2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, this worked.  And nothing special needed to be done with the icon.

I assume you already have 2.x installed then.

Colin

>
> On 04/18/2018 08:43 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>> On 18 April 2018 at 14:29, Steve Cohen <stevecoh2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, so I have been using GnuCash 3.0 on Ubuntu for a couple weeks now
>>> and am broadly satisfied with it.  I built it and it works.  However,
>>> there's one thing I cannot figure out.  Where is the "launcher" for
>>> GNUCash and/or how do I build that.  As of now I have to navigate to the
>>> bin subdirectory where GNUCash was installed and invoke it from there.
>>> Is there a launcher and how do I tell Ubuntu about it?
>>
>> If you install the version from the Ubuntu repository it will provide
>> a file /usr/share/applications/gnucash.desktop.  Copy this file to
>> ~/.local/share/applications and edit the Exec = line to point to your
>> executable.  Also edit the Name = field as that is the name that
>> appears when you hover over the launcher so you can make sure it is
>> the right one.  Drag the desktop file to the launcher and you should
>> be good to go.  You might have to make it executable, I am not sure.
>>
>> In fact to save you installing it I have pasted it below.  The icon
>> might not work if you have not installed gnucash normally, so you
>> might need to find an icon somewhere.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> [Desktop Entry]
>> Type=Application
>> MimeType=application/x-gnucash;
>> Version=0.9.4
>> Name=GnuCash
>> Name[ar]=جنوكاش
>> Name[as]=GnuCash
>> Name[brx]=GnuCash
>> Name[ca]=GnuCash
>> Name[da]=GnuCash
>> Name[de]=GnuCash
>> Name[es]=GnuCash
>> Name[fa]=گنو کش
>> Name[fr]=GnuCash
>> Name[hi]=GnuCash
>> Name[it]=GnuCash
>> Name[ja]=GnuCash
>> Name[kn]=ಗ್ನುಕ್ಯಾಶ್
>> Name[kok]=GnuCash
>> Name[kok at latin]=GnuCash
>> Name[ks]=GnuCash
>> Name[lt]=GnuCash
>> Name[lv]=GnuCash
>> Name[mai]=ग्नूकैश
>> Name[mni]=GnuCash
>> Name[mni at bengali]=GnuCash
>> Name[mr]=GnuCash
>> Name[nl]=GnuCash
>> Name[pt]=GnuCash
>> Name[pt_BR]=GnuCash
>> Name[ro]=GnuCash
>> Name[ru]=GnuCash
>> Name[sr]=Гнуов новчић
>> Name[sv]=GnuCash
>> Name[ta]=GnuCash
>> Name[te]=Gnuక్యాష్
>> Name[tr]=GnuCash
>> Name[ur]=GnuCash
>> Name[zh_TW]=GnuCash
>> GenericName=Finance Management
>> GenericName[ar]=الإدارة المالية
>> GenericName[as]=বিত্ত পৰিচালনা
>> GenericName[brx]=राङारि मेनेजमेन्ट
>> GenericName[ca]=Gestor de finances
>> GenericName[da]=Finanshåndtering
>> GenericName[de]=Finanzmanagement
>> GenericName[es]=Gestión Financiera
>> GenericName[fa]=مدیریت امور مالی
>> GenericName[fr]=Gestionnaire de finances
>> GenericName[hi]=वित्त प्रबंधन
>> GenericName[it]=Gestione finanziaria
>> GenericName[ja]=財務管理
>> GenericName[kn]=ಹಣಕಾಸು ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ
>> GenericName[kok]=अर्थिक व्यवस्थापन
>> GenericName[kok at latin]=Arthik karbhar
>> GenericName[ks]=फायनानॊस मनेजमेनट
>> GenericName[lt]=Finansų valdymas
>> GenericName[lv]=Finanšu pārvaldība
>> GenericName[mai]=वित्त प्रबंधन
>> GenericName[mni]=ꯁꯦꯜ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯟ-ꯑꯔꯥꯡ
>> GenericName[mni at bengali]=ফাইনান্স মেনেজমেন্ত
>> GenericName[mr]=वित्तपुरवठा व्यवस्थापन
>> GenericName[nl]=Financieel management
>> GenericName[pt]=Gestão financeira
>> GenericName[pt_BR]=Gerenciador Financeiro
>> GenericName[ro]=Administrarea finanţelor
>> GenericName[ru]=Управление финансами
>> GenericName[sr]=Управљање финансијама
>> GenericName[ta]=நிதி மேலாண்மை
>> GenericName[te]=ఆర్థిక నిర్వహణ
>> GenericName[tr]=Finans Yönetimi
>> GenericName[ur]=فنانس مینجمنٹ
>> GenericName[zh_TW]=財務管理
>> Comment=Manage your finances, accounts, and investments
>> Comment[ar]=إدارة الشؤون المالية والحسابات والاستثمارات الخاص بك
>> Comment[as]=আপোনাৰ বিত্তবোৰ, একাউন্টবোৰ, আৰু বিনিয়োগবোৰ পৰিচালনা কৰক
>> Comment[bg]=Управлявайте финанси, сметки и инвестиции
>> Comment[brx]=नोंथांनि रां, एकाउन्ट, आरो रांखामानियाव बाहायनायखौ सामलाय
>> Comment[ca]=Gestioneu les vostres finances, comptes i inversions
>> Comment[cs]=Spravovat vaše finance, účty a investice
>> Comment[da]=Håndter dine finanser, konti og investeringer
>> Comment[de]=Verwaltung der Finanzen von Privatanwendern und Kleinbetrieben.
>> Comment[doi]=अपने फाइनांस, खातें ते निवेशें दा प्रबंधन करो
>> Comment[en_GB]=Manage your finances, accounts, and investments
>> Comment[es]=Gestione sus finanzas, cuentas e inversiones
>> Comment[eu]=Kudeatu zure finantzak, kontuak eta inbertsioak
>> Comment[fa]=امور مالی،حساب‌ها و سرمایه‌گذاری خود را مدیریت نمایید
>> Comment[fr]=Gérez vos finances, vos comptes et vos investissements
>> Comment[gu]=તમારા નાણાકીય, હિસાબો અને રોકાણનું સંચાલન કરો
>> Comment[hi]=अपने वित्त, खातों और निवेशों का प्रबंधन करें
>> Comment[hu]=Igazgassa pénzügyeit, számláit és befektetéseit
>> Comment[it]=Gestisce le proprie finanze, i conti e gli investimenti
>> Comment[ja]=財務、口座および投資を管理します
>> Comment[kn]=ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹಣಕಾಸುಗಳನ್ನು, ಖಾತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಗು ಹೂಡಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ
>> Comment[ko]=재정, 계정 및 투자 관리
>> Comment[kok]=तुमचे वित्त,खाती आणि गुंतवणूकींचे व्यवस्थापन करात
>> Comment[kok at latin]=Tuji duddu, khatim ani guntovnnuk hatall
>> Comment[ks]=पनॊन फायनानोस,एिकावुंट, तॊ ईनवीसटेमींट कॊरीव मनिज
>> Comment[lt]=Valdykite savo finansus, sąskaitas ir investicijas
>> Comment[lv]=Pārvaldiet savas finanses, kontus un investīcijas
>> Comment[mai]=अपन वित्त, खाता आओर निवेश क'  प्रबंधन करू
>> Comment[mni]=ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯒꯤ ꯐꯥꯏꯅꯥꯟꯁꯦꯁ, ꯑꯦꯀꯥꯎꯟꯠꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯚꯦꯁꯃꯦꯟꯠꯁ ꯁꯤꯜ-ꯂꯥꯡꯎ
>> Comment[mni at bengali]=অদোমগী ফাইনান্সেস, একাউন্তস, অমসুং ইনভেস্তমেন্তস শীল-লাংউ
>> Comment[mr]=तुमचे आर्थिक व्यवहार, खाते आणि गुंतवणुकी यांचे व्यवस्थापन करा
>> Comment[nb]=Forvalt dine finanser, kontoer og investeringer
>> Comment[ne]=तपाईँको वित्तहरू, खाताहरू, र लगानीहरू प्रबन्ध गर्नुहोस्
>> Comment[nl]=Om uw financiën, rekeningen en investeringen te beheren
>> Comment[pl]=Zarządzaj swoimi finansami, kontami i inwestycjami
>> Comment[pt]=Faça a gestão das suas finanças, contas e investimentos
>> Comment[pt_BR]=Gerencie suas finanças, contas e investimentos
>> Comment[ro]=Administrează-ţi finanţele, conturile și investiţiile
>> Comment[ru]=Управляйте своими финансами, счетами и инвестициями
>> Comment[sr]=Управљајте вашим финансијама, налозима, и улагањима
>> Comment[ta]=உங்கள் நிதிகள், கணக்குகள், மற்றும் முதலீடுகளை பராமரிக்கவும்
>> Comment[te]=మీ ఆర్ధికాలను, ఖాతాలను, పెట్టుబడులను నిర్వహించు
>> Comment[tr]=Maliyet, hesap ve yatırımlarınızı yönetin
>> Comment[uk]=Керування вашими фінансами, рахунками та інвестиціями
>> Comment[ur]=آپ اپنے مالگزاری، اكاؤنٹس اور سرمایہ كاری كا بندوبست كرو
>> Comment[vi]=Quản lý tài chính, các tài khoản và vốn cố định
>> Comment[zh_CN]=管理你的财务、账户和投资
>> Exec=gnucash %f
>> Icon=gnucash-icon
>> StartupNotify=true
>> Terminal=false
>> Categories=Office;Finance;
>> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
>> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=GnuCash
>> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=General
>> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=2.6.17
>> X-GNOME-DocPath=gnucash/gnucash.xml
>> X-GNOME-FullName=GnuCash Finance Management
>>
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