[GNC] Newest version for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

[Jon Schewe]

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.
>