[GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 265, Issue 32 - Moving to Linux from Windows

[Doug]

That is one reason why PCLinuxOS is good: one of the developers uses Gnucash, 
so the latest is usually available!
regards, Doug (User of Gnucash for ~26 years, & PCLinuxOS for ~20 years: 
Thank you to all the developers)



On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:18:18 -0700
Mike Brady <mikee.bunch at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Works fine in Windows or Linux (Mint in my case) using the same file. In 
> fact, I access the file freely using both operating systems, so if 
> you're moving to Linux just copy the files (probably, the whole data 
> directory) from Windows to Linux and proceed.
> 
> The main caution is that the Mint repository version of GnuCash may be 
> old; the Windows version always seems to be the latest. A few point 
> versions difference usually doesn't make any difference, but there's 
> always a chance for incompatibilities (they've happened to me in the 
> past), and there are occasions when there are significant bug fixes. You 
> need to look for how to get the latest version on Linux. I think my copy 
> is installed with Flatpack, but it might also be done using a different 
> repo than the standard Ubuntu one Mint uses. You should not need to do a 
> full compile-from-source with Mint (Ubuntu).
> 
> On 4/28/2025 9:00 AM, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org (Fran_3) wrote:
> > Subject: [GNC] .gnucash files - Issues Moving to Linux from Windows ?
> > Message-ID: <1961163037.2662337.1745855495292 at mail.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> > I'm moving to go from Windows to Linux Mint... if gnuCash will open my ".gnucash" file.
> > The Questions:
> > 1 - Will the "mystuff.gnucash" file open and work without issues after I move from Windows to Linux Mint?
> > 2 - Or can I expect some issues?
> > thanks for any help.
> >
> > PS- I already have Linux Mint working on another computer so installing gnuCash is my next step...- then copying our ".gnucash" accounting file over to the Linux Mint computer will be our next step...- unless there are issues with continuing the original .gnucash file with all our accounting history it it.
> >  
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