Ideally, one should be able to choose a repository with a more up to date version so you don’t have to build. (such as sid)
If I had the hardware to test, I’d go through the build and add the recipe to the wiki, but alas...(anyone?) But note, you can install flatpak and use that version as well. Regards, Adrien > On Oct 7, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Robert Heller <hel...@deepsoft.com> wrote: > > At Sun, 7 Oct 2018 10:19:51 -0500 (CDT) randix <butterands...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> thanks, unfortunately, also get the message, "error while installing" > > OK, it looks like *someone* needs to build a newer version of GnuCash under > ChromeOS OR really under the version of Debian used by ChromeOS or possibly a > version of Ubuntu that is binary compatible with the version of Debian used > by > ChromeOS. *I* *have* VMs running Ubuntu 14.04 and could probably create VMs > running 16.04 or even 18.04, but I have no clue which (if any) are binary > compatible with ChromeOS... I don't have the wherewithall to install Debian > itself (I have dialup Internet so I cannot do any sort of network install -- > I > do have a local repo for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 on a removable disk > that I sneakernet to someplace to rsync it up to date from time to time). > > The *ideal* option would be to build from sources on the chromebook itself. > I > guess that would be possible, just a bit non-trivial. > > Is there any way to get a more detailed message than "error while > installing"? > Eg. which dependencies are missing, etc. It *could* be possible to hunt down > additional (missing) packages and install them. Or something like that. > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > > -- > Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 > Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services > hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services > > _______________________________________________ > 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. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
