[GNC] Database backend for gnucash?

[Thomas Boerner]

Zsolt,

those other packages are most likely lua-dbi-common and lua-dbi-<backend> where <backend> is the name of your desired database backend. This is the nomenclature on Debian, but I guess on Ubuntu it should be the same. Otherwise look for „dbi” AND the <backend> in your package manager.

Üdv
Thomas


Am Donnerstag, 10. Oktober 2024, 23:43:59 CEST schrieb R Losey:
> It may be that you merely need to install some other packages to support
> the other options.
> 
> It *IS* discrimination that the major distributors "discriminate" (that is,
> "choose") what they do and don't include in their distributions. Most
> people probably use the XML file, which I believe is the default, so they
> just didn't include those other packages. But if you want them, you can get
> them, which seems to me quite fair for those special few who want other
> options.
> 
> One could also claim that it is "discrimination" that the Stock Quote
> feature works on Linux, but needs additional items on Mac and Windows to
> work (specifically, Perl distributions).
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM Gere Kiss Zsolt <zsolt.gkiss at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Dear all,
> >
> > Thank you for your assistance. I have identified the key issue: it is
> > related to the platform package. On Linux, GnuCash is preinstalled on the
> > major distributions. However, the packages provide a binary that supports
> > only the XML file format. As a result, when saving, there is only one
> > format option available: XML, despite the presence of a selection box. This
> > appears to be the case in Ubuntu, and it seems that this limitation is not
> > widely communicated.
> >
> > I believe this situation could be considered a form of discrimination. If I
> > wish to use a database backend, I will likely need to compile a GnuCash
> > binary myself. While this is not a significant problem for me, it would be
> > beneficial for others if this information were included on the download
> > page or in the documentation.
> >
> > Thank you once again for your support.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >     Zsolt
> >
> >
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