[GNC] Problems upgrading to 4.8a

[Phil Wolff]

   David ~

   Thanks for the quick response. The package manager did indeed install
   both guides (each in several languages, in spite of there being only
   one locale specified in the OS!); apparently the author(s?) of the
   installers didn't properly configure the dependencies so the executable
   can't find them. I've now got them bookmarked in my browser.

   I can't check on the storage locations yet because the wiki is offline
   again – it took me two days to find it up and running so I could sign
   up for this list. However, I don't think the scheduled transactions
   aren't available; the editor shows them all (with the proper "Next
   Occur" dates, several of which are now in the past).

   ~ Phil

   On 9/3/22 15:14, David Cousens wrote:

Phil,

The installation of the GnuCash help and Tutorial and concepts guide is a
separate download and installation from the installation of the program and is
available under a separate link in the panels on the left on the GNuCash webpage
i.e. [1]https://gnucash.org/docs.phtml .  They should also be able to be install
ed
from Ubuntu's package manager. Not sure about the scheduled transactions - I
would expect them to be stored in the book but they may be stored in the user
preference information. This wiki
page [2]https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations has information on
where they are stored and you may need to copy them from a backup of your old
system.

David Cousens


On Sat, 2022-09-03 at 12:21 -0700, Phil Wolff via gnucash-user wrote:

   I was running Ubuntu 20.04.4 and whatever GnuCash version was available
   in that release, and all was well. Then, around the middle of August
   when 22.04.1 became available, I upgraded and GnuCash was updated to
   4.8a. Clicking the desktop icon, which used to present my database
   page, now opens a largely empty window titled "Unsaved Book - GnuCash."
   Selecting Tutorial or Contents in the Help menu either does nothing
   visible or pops up a window saying, "Document Not Found. The URI
   ‘[1][3]ghelp:gnucash-guide’ does not point to a valid page." I eventually
   determined that I could access my data by selecting the "File/Open…"
   menu item and navigating to the data file in the .gnucash folder of my
   home directory. Although sub-optimal, this worked for me until
   September 1 arrived and none of my first-of-the-month scheduled
   transactions were posted. This suggests that something vital that
   needed to happen during the move from the older version of GnuCash to
   4.8a ... didn't. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be greatly
   appreciated!

References

   1. [4]ghelp:gnucash-guide’
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References

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   2. https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations
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