[GNC] Old-New user with an upgrade problem

[John Angelico]

Thanks Adrien.

Is Flatpak the only way to get 4.x onto a Debian system?

I have cleared out my 2.6.12 version (a local build which apt did not see
at all) by hand, after uninstalling 3.4 from the repo.

I then reinstalled 3.4 using apt but it won't start. I see my cursor
indicating something waiting but nothing appears on screen.
The Task manager doesn't show any activity either. When I start from a
terminal (still can't find the path to the executable, though) this is what
I see:
---
~$ gnucash

(gnucash:1345): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:51:42.047: Theme parsing error:
gtk.css:5597:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.

(gnucash:1345): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:51:42.047: Theme parsing error:
gtk.css:5597:14: '0' is not a valid color name

(gnucash:1345): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:51:42.048: Theme parsing error:
gtk.css:5831:14: '202020' is not a valid color name

(gnucash:1345): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:51:42.048: Theme parsing error:
gtk.css:5846:20: Junk at end of value for border-width

(gnucash:1345): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:51:42.048: Theme parsing error:
gtk.css:5871:20: Junk at end of value for border-width

(gnucash:1345): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:51:42.048: Theme parsing error:
gtk.css:5898:20: Junk at end of value for border-width
**
gnc.gui:ERROR:/build/gnucash-9jHHoN/gnucash-3.4/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c:3676:gnc_main_window_setup_window:
assertion failed: (filename)
Aborted
---

Do I have an incomplete install?

Regards,
John Angelico


On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 06:46, Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> Just for info,
>
> Flatpak is a way to install software without dealing with dependency
> issues.
>
> Rather than try to use versions (perhaps incompatible ones) of
> dependencies already on your system or in the repos, a Flatpak contains
> everything needed to run the chosen app.
>
> In addition, Flatpak apps run in a sandbox so as not to affect other
> parts of the system.
>
> The advantages includes avoiding dependency hell, along with being able
> to run software more current than a stagnant and frozen repo. (which can
> be years old)
>
> The disadvantage is a bit of bloat for that app since it contains all
> the dependencies, as well as a few issues with communicating outside the
> sandbox which can affect databases and printing. (still possible, just
> not out-of-the-box easy)
>
> Best of luck with whatever route you choose.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 8/22/20 9:38 PM, John Angelico wrote:
>
> > I don't know much about Flatpack. It seems to be a development
> environment
> > but I''ll see how much extra load it may put onto my creaking old system
> :-)
>
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Best regards
John A