Before 'rolling your own' GnuCash, check out Getdeb.net. They may not have 3 series yet, but they are up to 2.6.17 at least, if not later.
David C On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Stephen M. Butler <kg...@arrl.net> wrote: > On 06/29/2018 11:45 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: > > It seems that GC is a very popular accounting program, and > > Ubuntu/Linux is a very popular Operating System, yet when there is an > > upgrade in GC, I cannot find a straightforward method of updating GC > > under Ubuntu/Linux. > > > > I understand that there is a delay before the new version of GC is in > > the Ubuntu Software download system. That is internal to Ubuntu. But > > there are alternatives, such as an alternative repository and self > > compiling. Oh yes, what about pre-compiled binaries like Windows and > > Mac? > > > > Each could have clear concise instructions on how to perform the task. > > > > One could direct the user with specific commands to go th the > > repository that gets the upgrade first. > > > > A script could be written and published with copious comments, testing > > for dependencies, loading them, doing a security check of the > > downloaded files, compiling and testing. > > > > Google has not turned out to be my friend, otherwise I would not be > > writing this. There are articles years old, no install scripts, no > > suggestions of repositories with instructions. > > > > Feel free to prove me wrong, I have spent a couple of hours searching > > with many selected key words, > > > > John > > > Having just done a download and compile to my Ubuntu 18.04, let me share > with you what I did. Sometimes reading the web sites leaves one (at > least me) scratching their head vigorously -- in my case not a good idea > with the hair I have left! > > 1. Read this page: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/BuildUbuntu16.04 > It works for 18.04 also. > > You didn't say which version of Ubuntu so I am presuming either > 16.04 or 18.04 > You may need to install a bunch of libraries. I found that a couple > or more were already on my box. > > My box had some old libraries hanging around that I had to manually > remove in /usr/src: > sudo rm -rf /usr/src/gtest /usr/src/gmock > > See this note: > https://larry-price.com/blog/2013/10/13/installing-gtest- > and-gmock-libs-in-ubuntu-13-dot-04/ > But don't worry. Just remove the above two entries (if they exist) > and the install of googletest and googlemock will work. > I ended up uninstalling the two packages on my way to figuring out > what had happened. sudo apt-get install build-essential > > sudo apt-get install cmake > sudo apt-get install libtool libltdl-dev > sudo apt-get install libglib2.0 libglib2.0-dev #glib2 > v2.40.0 > sudo apt-get install icu-devtools libicu-dev > sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev # boost > 1.50.0 - > requires locale and regex built with ICU support > sudo apt-get install guile-2.0 guile-2.0-dev # guile >=2.0.0 > sudo apt-get install swig3.0 # swig >2.0.10 *(swig3.0 > on Ubuntu18.04)* not required if building from > tarball, > > sudo apt-get install googletest > sudo apt-get install googlemock > sudo apt-get install libgtest-dev > # but from any version > control system > sudo apt-get install libxml2 libxml++2.6-dev > sudo apt-get install libxslt1.1 libxslt1-dev > sudo apt-get install xsltproc > sudo apt-get install texinfo # required for makeinfo > > > sudo apt-get install gtk+3.0 > sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev > sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 # > webkit2gtk-3.0 > sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev > > sudo apt-get install libdbi1 libdbi-dev # > v0.8.3 > > # one of the following three if you want a database backend option: > sudo apt-get install libdbd-pgsql # PostgreSQL database > sudo apt-get install libdbd-mysql # MySQL database > sudo apt-get install libdbd-sqlite3 # Sqlite database > > sudo apt-get install libofx-dev > > sudo apt-get install aqbanking-tools libaqbanking-dev # > v4.0.0 > sudo apt-get install gwenhywfar-tools libgwenhywfar60 libgwenhywfar60-dev > sudo apt-get install ktoblzcheck libktoblzcheck1-dev > > sudo apt-get install python3-pytest > > As noted above, my box had many of these already so apt-get skipped the > install for them and told me I already had the latest. > > > 2. Download this source code from: > https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/3.2/ > gnucash-3.2.tar.gz/download > > 3. Move the file to where you want to house your source: I made mine > $HOME/Projects/GnuCash. > mkdir -p $HOME/Projects/GnuCash > cd Downloads > mv gnucash* $HOME/Projects/GnuCash > > 4. Go there and build your source and build folders > cd ../Projects/GnuCash > gunzip gnucash* > tar -xf gnucash* > mkdir mybuild > cd mybuild > > 5. Compile and install > cmake ../gnucash* > make > sudo make install > > I'll admit that I made several mis-steps along the way and needed help > from the great folks here. Hopefully this will get you going. > Oh, uninstall gnucash first if you already have a version. I failed to > do that and had to remove some outdated files. > > > > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com > kg...@arrl.net > 253-350-0166 > ------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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