I've attached the chapter1.xml file... but I'll also just paste the appropriate text here, it is easy enough to envision what it looks like from the XML code. I have a few specific questions.
1) Are we encouraging or discouraging URL links to external sites in the documentation? I noticed there was a link to the gnucash.org site in chapter2...
2) Can someone send me the information on how to install GnuCash on a Debian-esque system? (ie: apt, .deb, etc)
3) Besides linux, what other systems do we support? I'm guessing at least *BSD, so does anyone know how to install GnuCash using the *BSD ports system?
<sect1 id="install1">
<title>Installation</title>
<para>
Installation of GnuCash can be simple, as most modern linux distributions come with gnucash precompiled and ready to go. In fact, most likely, GnuCash is already installed. If you do not have GnuCash installed, the simplest method for installing it is to insert the installation CD that came with your distribution and follow the instructions.
</para>
<para>
However, if GnuCash does not come with your distribution, or if you want to install a different version, you will have to choose one of the installation methods described below. The RPM and APT installation methods are the simplest as they do not require you to compile any source code. The "source code" method is the most complex installation method, but also the most general as it will work on the largest variety of operating systems.
</para>
<para>
There are a number of web sites you may find helpful.
<listitem>
<ulink url="http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/";><citetitle>http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/</citetitle></ulink> The official GnuCash download site, where you can find the latest stable source code and some precompiled RPM binary installation files.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192";><citetitle>Sourceforge Mirror</citetitle></ulink> This is the sourceforge mirror of the project.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/4161/1/";><citetitle>LinuxPlanet Tutorial</citetitle></ulink> This web site has an excellent discussion of the various methods of installing software on linux:
</listitem>
</para>
<sect2 id="installrpm">
<title>RPM Installation</title>
<para>
Many linux distributions (such as RedHat, Conectiva, Suse) use the RPM package management system. To determine if GnuCash is already installed, type "rpm -qa | grep -i gnucash" from the command line.
</para>
<literallayout>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] > rpm -qa | grep -i gnucash
gnucash-1.8.1-3
</literallayout>
<para>
To install GnuCash on one of these systems, you should first locate an appropriate gnucash-X.Y.Z.rpm installation file. This can usually be found on one of the installation CDs that came with your distribution, or can be downloaded from the gnucash web site. Once you have the appropriate .rpm file, issue the "rpm -ivh gnucash-X.Y.Z.rpm" command to install it (as root).
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="installapt">
<title>APT Installation</title>
<para>
Many linux distributions (such as Debian) use the APT package management system. To determine if GnuCash is already installed, type "?????" from the command line.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="installsrc">
<title>Source Code Compile and Installation</title>
<para>
The final method of installation is to download, compile, and install the source code directly from the gnucash project. This method requires the most effort, will take the longest to complete, and will probably require that you install other packages besides GnuCash in order to sucessfully compile GnuCash.
</para>
<para>
Download the "gnucash-X.Y.Z.tar.gz" file of the latest stable version of GnuCash, where the X, Y, and Z are the major, minor and bugfix versions respectively. Uncompress and untar this file. Enter the newly create directory and execute "./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/gnucash-X.Y" (of course, you can install it to any other prefix).
</para>
<para>
During the configuration process of GnuCash, it may complain that you do not have certain software prerequisites installed. You will need to take carful note of these messages, and install the appropriate software. You must complete the "autogen.sh" process without any error messages. There may be some warning messages, but these are usually safe to ignore.
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<para>
After sucessfult completion of the "autogen.sh" step, execute "make" followed by "make install" (the make install should be run as root). That is all. To run gnucash, type /opt/gnucash-X.Y/bin/gnucash
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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