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− | ;To call <tt>aqbanking-cli</tt> | + | ;To call ''command line'' tools like <tt>aqbanking-cli</tt>: <Syntaxhighlight lang="sh> |
+ | flatpak run --command=sh org.gnucash.GnuCash | ||
+ | </Syntaxhighlight> opens a shell inside the sandbox of GnuCash. | ||
+ | ;In case of trouble get the ''console output'': <Syntaxhighlight lang="sh>flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash</Syntaxhighlight> | ||
+ | :or even better <Syntaxhighlight lang="sh> | ||
+ | flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash --logto stdout | ||
+ | </Syntaxhighlight> | ||
+ | :The latter will print all logs to the console rather than to an inaccessible trace file. | ||
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;[[De/Flatpak/Migrationsanleitung|Migration]] from normal package to ''flatpak'' (german) | ;[[De/Flatpak/Migrationsanleitung|Migration]] from normal package to ''flatpak'' (german) | ||
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Revision as of 01:01, 8 April 2020
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Flatpaks are bundles which besides the program also contain all required libraries. Use cases:
- If your Linux distribution is too old to offer all required libraries but has Flatpak support, you can install a recent released version of GnuCash from the FlatHub repository.
- If a developer asks you to test a patch, you can use a nighly version from our Flatpak repository.
Contents
Known Issues
- To use smart cards, at least Flatpak 1.3.2 needs to be installed on your system. Complain against your distribution if they do not offer it.
- no direct report printing (printing to file works) and
- a potential bug that causes guile to attempt to recompile all scm sources. Workaround
Installation
Examples for Ubuntu or Debian (in Buster, Flatpak is already included, for Stretch and Jessie backports exist):
- Hint
- For other distributions replace apt* <command> by your preferred commandline software managment tool and its command, i.e. for many rpm based distributions.
zypper install flatpak
Stable version from flathub.org
See also: Flathub
Current flathub version Gnucash 3.8 ships with Aqbanking 6.1.0 which is suitable PSD2 using online banking with the FinTS/HBCI protocol.
# Install FlatPak (on debian based distributions, others have to replace 'apt-get install'):
sudo apt-get install flatpak
# Register FlatHub repository for a system app (available to all users):
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
# or only you:
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
# Install GnuCash ...
# for all users:
# sudo is only needed for a --system install, if the user is not in the 'sudo' group
# --system is the default if --user is not specified
sudo flatpak install --system flathub org.gnucash.GnuCash
# or only you:
flatpak install --user flathub org.gnucash.GnuCash
# Run GnuCash:
flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash
- Tip
- To get the most recent version, run each quarter year:
flatpak update
Test version from gnucash.org
- Warning
- Save your data before using test versions!
Often you can find test versions on the build-server. They come in two flavours:
- Maint
- Version 5.10 plus all recent bug fixes, but no new features: code.gnucash.org/builds/flatpak/maint/
- Master
- Version 5.10 plus new features, but bug fixes can be delayed a few days: code.gnucash.org/builds/flatpak/master/
- Tip
- The file names in these directories can be used in the example below after trimming the „gnucash-“ prefix and „.flatpakref“ suffix.
The current version contains Aqbanking 6.1.0 (PSD2 capable of online banking via FinTS/HBCI (german) protocol; date of this information: 2020-02-20).
sudo apt install flatpak #install Flatpak
# register repositories:
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists gnucash https://code.gnucash.org/builds/flatpak/gnucash-nightlies.flatpakrepo
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak --arch=x86_64 remote-ls gnucash # show all packages
# output should be:
# org.gnucash.GnuCash
# org.gnucash.GnuCash.Debug
# org.gnucash.GnuCash.Locale
sudo flatpak --arch=x86_64 install gnucash org.gnucash.GnuCash//maint-C3.8b-163-g0e6c9e219-D3.8b-15-g0479ece # <-- change version here!
flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash # start program
- Note
- flatpak --arch=x86_64 is only required, if you have a 64-bit processor with a 32-bit OS.
Tips
- To call command line tools like aqbanking-cli
- opens a shell inside the sandbox of GnuCash.
flatpak run --command=sh org.gnucash.GnuCash
- In case of trouble get the console output
-
flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash
- or even better
flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash --logto stdout
- The latter will print all logs to the console rather than to an inaccessible trace file.
- Migration from normal package to flatpak (german)