These issues have received a lot of press coverage recently. The new version
of GNUcash requires a great many packages that are not included in standard
distributions. Hopefully MandrakeSoft will include them in 8.1.
The main problem with RPM at present is its lack of an automated dependency
resolution system. Debian have the wonderful apt-get system, which can easily
resolve these sorts of problems. Connectiva (a Brazilian distro) have ported
this to RPM, and Mandrake have it in their contribs FTP directories.
Mandrake, of course, have their own urpmi system (as used in Software
Manager), but from what I have read apt-get looks to be much better.
As for chequebook managers, MoneyDance is supposed to be good, although I
haven't tried it myself.
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001 00:49, Judith Miner wrote:
> Matt wrote:
> >> Linux is cool and all, but man can installing software be a
>
> nightmare. <<
>
> I couldn't agree more. I have had similar sad sagas more times than I
> care to recall. For example, I tried to install the latest Gnucash,
> which I've heard has many improvements over the version that came with
> my Mandrake 8. When I tried to install the rpm package, I got a HUGE
> list of dependencies I'd need. There was no way I was going to try to
> find them, install them keeping my fingers crossed that something else
> wouldn't break in the process, and see if the silly thing would work.
> Especially since I don't even know if I'd like Gnucash. I *must* have an
> easy-to-use checkbook manager on my system, and my trial of the Gnucash
> that came with the distro was not exactly a roaring success. It made a
> mess of its import of my Quicken data, which is Requirement No. 1 for
> any checkbook manager I might consider.
>
> I hope "they" get their act together on package installations. It's got
> to work better than it does now.
> --Judy Miner
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