[GNC] porting Gnucash from W10 to Linux Mint

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With regard to downgrading, note that there have been several points in GnuCash history where the data structures were changed that make downgrading difficult if not impossible. I cannot put my finger on the chart that notes those jumps, unfortunately. 

⁣David T.​

On Jan 23, 2025, 7:07 PM, at 7:07 PM, Brad Morrison <bradmorrison at sonic.net> wrote:
>Hi Sam/GNUCash users, 
>
>What version of Linux Mint are you using? The current version is 22.1 -
>https://www.linuxmint.com/download_all.php 
>
>I would agree with David that the Flatpak version of GNUCash is the
>best
>way to use GnuCash on Linux Mint -
>https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnucash.GnuCash  
>
>While I would not recommend downgrading versions of GNC, if that is
>really what you want to do, here is the FAQ section of the GNC Wiki -
>https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Using_Different_Versions.2C_Up_And_Downgrade
>
>
>---
>Thanks, 
>
>Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ &
>https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison 
>
>On 2025-01-23 03:00, David Cousens wrote:
>
>> Sam,
>> 
>> If you install the Flathub version from the Linux Mint Software
>> Manager, it should be GnuCash V5.10 at least on Linux Mint V22. The
>non
>> Flatpack version is GnuCash V5.5.
>> 
>> On earlier Linux MInt versions you will be limited to earlier
>versions
>> of GnuCash in most cases.
>> 
>> If you are confident with building software it is not hard to build
>> GnuCash (https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building_On_Linux) once you
>have
>> all the necessary dependencies installed otherwise I would stick with
>> the Flathub version. See https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak for
>> installation details and issues.
>> 
>> David Cousens
>> 
>> On Tue, 2025-01-21 at 16:49 -0500, Sam Fredo via gnucash-user wrote: 
>> 
>>> i'm trying to move away from Microsoft so I've settled on Linux
>Mint.
>>> 
>>> I've been using Gnucash for several years now and it is absolutely
>>> the best.
>>> 
>>> I have tried to move the .gnucash file to the Linux Mint version but
>>> the 
>>> file won't open. I receive a message that the Mint version is to old
>>> and 
>>> the windows file has unsupported features.
>>> 
>>> Windows version is 5.10
>>> 
>>> Mint version is 3.8
>>> 
>>> I tried to download the latest version of Gnucash using the Software
>
>>> Manager but it appears that 3.8 is the current version.
>>> 
>>> I also looked at installing Gnucash from the Flatpack. I'm new to
>>> this 
>>> so I'm hesitent to try this.
>>> 
>>> i've tried Export/Import but that doesn't seem to work.
>>> 
>>> So my question is, how (what is the best/easiest way) do it move my 
>>> Gnucash data from W10 Gnucash version 5.10 to Mint Gnucash version
>>> 3.8?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Sam
>>> 
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