[GNC] Downloading GnuCash updates

[R Losey]

On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 11:51 PM Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi. When a new update comes out, I’ve been downloading it and simply
> replacing the previous version without saving that older version. Is that a
> good idea? Or should I hang onto the earlier version until I know the new
> one is working properly? If so, how would I do that?
>

It's generally fine; the people that work on GnuCash are dedicated and
rarely release buggy releases.

There are a few things to consider:

1 - how good is your backup system? In the awful case where a new version
corrupts your data file, could you recover?
2 - how critical is GnuCash? Some use it as an aid to track their personal
bank accounts and track expenses; others run small businesses with it, and
it may be the only place some of their data lies.
3 - Are you comfortable with setting up a test environment? You could,  for
example, create a virtual machine, copy your data file to it, install the
new version of GnuCash, and then use it there for while before installing
the new version onto your main system

There are many people that get new versions of GnuCash as soon as it comes
out.

Personally, I just wait for a few weeks and monitor this group to see if
any bugs show up in the new release. If users haven't found anything of
significance to me, I'll go ahead and install the new version.

I would not try to keep both an old and a new version of GnuCash on the
same machine... whenever you do install it, just replace it. I believe that
you can download older versions and re-install them, if you wind up needing
to do so.


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