[GNC] Chromebooks

[Robert Heller]

At Sun, 7 Oct 2018 04:51:42 -0500 (CDT) randix <butterandsalt at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Ok, I think I'm getting closer... after some more research and exploring...
> 
> 1. I have the latest Google Pixel Chromebook which does support the Linux
> option
> 
> 2. With the help of the following recent article (different from what I
> posted earlier), it was quite simple to turn the Linux option ON.
> 
> https://www.androidcentral.com/how-install-linux-apps-your-chromebook
> <https://www.androidcentral.com/how-install-linux-apps-your-chromebook>  
> 
> 3. If you refer to the article, I've now reached the point where it says
> "Download and Install an application"
> 
> *4. I went to www.gnucash.org and under "Download GnuCash 3.3" it lists
> Linux and gives 2 options from which to download, "Source" and "via
> distribution". I chose "source" and it downloaded, gnucash-docs-3.3.tar.gz.
> 
> 4a. [QUESTION] Is that the right file for me to download?

Only if you have also installed all of the build tools (compilers, binutils) 
and -dev dependencies (various lib*-dev packages) and then plan on building it 
(./configure; make; sudo make install).

> 
> 4b. [QUESTION] The final instructions from the article in #5 below are very
> clear, but how do I extract/decompress the downloaded file in "4a." above on
> my Chromebook, and will it create one file with a "deb" extension?*

Not directly.

> 
> 5. These are the article instructions for the remaining steps:
> 
> /Once the installation file is downloaded, open the File browser.
> Click Downloads.
> Copy and paste the .deb installation file to the Linux files folder.
> 
> Click Linux files
> Right click or two finger tap on the trackpad while your pointer hovers over
> the file name.
> Click Install with Linux (Beta).
> The program will install, and when it's done, you can open it from the app
> drawer. That's it!/
> 
> Thanks for your assistance, again...
> 
> 
> 
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