[GNC] Multiple GnuCash Rev Installations

[Adrien Monteleone]

I was about to say I’ve run side-by-side versions with ease before, but then realized, “I’m using a Mac.”

While building is not terribly difficult on linux (especially using the very good instructions on the wiki) if you aren’t up for it, consider using Virtualbox with a linux guest VM and consider running the other version there. If you’re on Linux or Windows this might be the easiest route to take.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Jan 3, 2020 w1d3, at 10:32 AM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>> On Jan 3, 2020, at 5:25 AM, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> Somebody replied to a comment I made about not being able to install an
>> updated GnuCash alongside an older GnuCash, but I lost track of the
>> response. It seemed to relay a variety of ways they were able to achieve
>> multiple installations, but I was unable to discern any information on how
>> that was done.
>> 
>> My wish for the ability to have multiple installations was for the
>> installer dialog to allow this as an option, for anyone to use. I haven't
>> installed GnuCash in a while, but the last time I did, the installer
>> uninstalled the previous installation without an option to leave it there.
>> At the time, I enquired about this very thing and was told it's not an
>> option.
>> 
>> What's the secret?
> 
> You're probably not going to like this: The secret is to get a Mac. That's because on Macs most applications are self-contained bundles containing all of their non-system dependencies and there's no os-maintained list keeping track of them.
> 
> To have multiple installs on Windows or Linux one must bypass the application/package management system by building and installing GnuCash oneself, a task that's beyond the skills of most users.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls