[GNC] Selecting GnuCash version to run Flatpak wiki might need an update

[John Ralls]

> On Dec 11, 2025, at 11:17 AM, Bruce Olson via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> Would someone be able to validate this before I report a bug for the wiki?
> 
> I am running Flatpak GnuCash on Debian 13.
> 
> The wiki needs to be updated here: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak#:~:text=To%20run%20an%20installed%20version%20other%20than%20the%20default%3A
> Selecting the GnuCash version to run --> To run an installed version other than the default:
> `flatpak run --branch <version> org.gnucash.GnuCash`
> should be updated to:
> `flatpak run --branch=<version> org.gnucash.GnuCash`
> 
> This is my example from installing the latest nightly build:
> I followed John's example here https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2025-November/118411.html
> and compared to the wiki.
> 
> The nightly build is currently my default version:
> ```
> $ flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash
> This is a development version. It may or may not work.
> Report bugs and other problems to gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
> You can also lookup and file bug reports at https://bugs.gnucash.org
> To find the last stable version, please refer to https://www.gnucash.org/
> $
> ```
> 
> This shows the installed versions:
> ```
> $ flatpak info org.gnucash.GnuCash
> error: Multiple branches available for org.gnucash.GnuCash, you must specify one of: org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable-C5.13-112-g46fe45570f-D5.13-1-g285f67b7, org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable
> $
> ```
> 
> I get a missing argument error if I attempt run an installed version other than the default using the example in the wiki:
> ```
> $ flatpak run --branch stable org.gnucash.GnuCash
> error: Missing argument for --branch
> $
> ```
> 
> I was able to successfully launch GnuCash after updating the launch command.
> ```
> $ flatpak run --branch=stable org.gnucash.GnuCash
> $
> ```

It’s a wiki. You *could* request an editor account and fix it yourself, but I’ve done it for you.

Regards,
John Ralls