Bryan Have you considered breaking down your project into smaller projects with simpler milestones and goals?
For example, first, install a prebuilt older release of Gnucash and see if it works with a data file in the conventional XML format stored either in a subdirectory under your Home folder or on a USB stick. Second, are you able to install, set up and use other software such as Libre Office or VLC? Third, can you build and run some other program that uses some of the same resources? Do you have access to a virtual machine where it easy to go back and start over when you find yourself in another rabbit hole? Best of luck with your project. On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 12:19 AM Bryan B. <goldenbluesa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to GnuCash. Making the switch from Quicken. I'm excited about being > able to access my raw data! > > Background info: > > My OS is Ubuntu 23.10. > > Running gnucash --version in the terminal returns: > GnuCash 5.3 > Build ID: 5.3+(2023-06-26) > > I installed it through the Software Center. > > I did spend a great deal of time trying to get GnuCash to build via the > Wiki "Building on Ubuntu" page. However, I kept getting errors when running > the build script. I figured it was because I am running Ubuntu 23.10, so I > gave up and went with the software center instead. If desired, I am willing > to work with a dev who would like to troubleshoot. > > While working this week, I had two separate issues that popped up. As I > researched the answers, I learned from JRalls on #gnucash IRC that the two > issues are likely related. > > Regarding the issue that is related to GnuCash, in short, while working in > GnuCash I cannot get my settings to persist. If I delete a transaction and > the modal pops up asking me if I'm sure, and then I click the checkbox that > states that I do not want to be asked again, this setting does not persist > during the session. > > Furthermore, if I quit and log back in, my file is not saved and I get the > New User "Import QIF" options pop up. > > For more information about this first issue, read the conversation I had > with GnuCash dev JRalls here. > > Link to Bug 799107 <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799107> > > The other issue I have, that could be related, is that I am not able to use > gsettings in the console to change my desktop background image. > > I can get the background image to change by opening the dconf GUI, although > I had to play around with some dir perms for ~/.config/dconf/ to make that > happen. However, I still cannot get any changes reliably for my terminal > commands. > > JRalls informs me that GnuCash uses gsettings, dconf, and > gsettings-dconf-backend to make settings persist, and we thought it would > be best to ask here on #gnucash-user to see if anyone has any ideas. > > Thanks. > > B > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > 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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
