[GNC] Newest version for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Jeff beastmaster126 at hotmail.com
Sun Oct 3 00:24:36 EDT 2021


On 9/29/21 6:48 AM, Jon Schewe wrote:
> If you install from flatpak you will get the current version. However
> note that there is currently a bug with 4.7 that prevents it from
> opening, so you may want to wait on that.
>
> sudo apt install flatpak
> sudo flatpak install org.gnucash.GnuCash
>
> flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash
>
> On Wed, 2021-09-29 at 01:10 -0500, Jeff wrote:
>> Short of building from source, is there a link anywhere for upgrading
>> from 4.2 to the next compatible stable version on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?  The
>> Debian list is too far behind since I run multiple O.S.'s.  I tried the
>> suggested PPA, I think it was sicklylife something or other for 4.3.
>> Totally screwed up a test set of books that I use just to test new
>> versions before I turn it loose on my multiple sets of books for
>> family.  It would be nice to run the same working versions on my Ubuntu
>> Server (Micro$soft bricked my main server and had to replace it, so I am
>> migrating everything I can to Ubuntu) and my dual boot laptop.
>>
>> I have tried several times to build from source but; I am too old school
>> on my programming language list (i.e. Cobol, Pascal, forth) to get a
>> build to work.  Every time I have tried it spits out in a foreign
>> language some error list and fails to build.  My bad.
>>
>> You would think that someone who wrote over 100,000 lines of C++ code to
>> handle up to 2 billion inventory items for a POS and parts ordering
>> system at best cost could easily handle this, but the languages you use
>> are all too new to me.
>>
>> I would settle for a copy of "Building the Newest Version of GNC for
>> Dummies Course" book.
>>
> .

So how do I get this to launch from a desktop icon like I had 4.2 
doing?  On Ubuntu. The desktop link still does 4.2 but the command line 
you listed does 4.8.


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--JEffrey Black M.B.A.



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