[GNC] Online Quotes failures in flatpak

[Tommy Trussell]

On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM rsbrux via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> I managed to install the latest GC version using apt, and copied my
> personal data from ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash to
> ~/.local/share/gnucash/. This migrated a lot  of my preferences, but I
> was disappointed to find that the copied GCM metadata files do not
> include the paths to the .gnucash data files, so the new installation
> didn't know where to find my data.
>

Years ago, I delayed trying flatpak because I was concerned that I might
need to switch back to a distro-built or self-built version. SO I copied
the preferences AND symlinked them so I could run from either place without
losing my saved reports, etc. (As it turns out, I have continued using the
flatpak versions without switching. But the workaround still works!) Here's
what my notes say:

 $ mv ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash
~/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash.orig

 $ ln -s ~/.local/share/gnucash ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash

I know the lines above will probably break in email, SO there are two lines
above, with each $ indicating a single terminal command. The first line
moves the flatpak's GnuCash preferences out of the way. The second line
creates a symlink from the non-flatpak preferences directory to the
flatpak's preferences location.

SO after running these commands, the flatpak version saves its preferences
in the same place as the ordinary distro version (on Debian, Ubuntu, Mint
etc., anyway -- I can't vouch for other distros).

I don't know why the flatpak cannot store its preferences in the same
place, but I was glad to discover this workaround seems to work without any
permissions or sandbox issues.


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