Here is a 2.6.19. Maybe this will work... https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/gnucash
Jim Passmore j...@passmore4.com On Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 11:05 AM <butterands...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not good news. > > I was able to successfully install the 2.6.15 version of gnucash, but it > is not compatible with my existing files; says it needs to be 2.6.19 or > higher. > > I tried the other amd64 options, no go. i tried the Ubuntu amd64 option, > but also got an installation error. > > > On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 9:18 AM <butterands...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Jim. The 3.3 ones don't work, i get installation error. but the >> first 2.6 i tried says installation in progress although it's going really, >> really slow. fingers and toes crossed. thanks much. you're on my xmas >> list if this works :) >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 8:44 AM Jim Passmore <j...@passmore4.com> wrote: >> >>> Looks like Croutini installs a Debian container by default, so if you >>> search debian.org for gnucash and sid (the cutting edge, unstable >>> Debian release) you find gnucash 3.3 [1], or you can find version 2.6 in >>> the stable branch [2]. Near the bottom of those pages are links to >>> download pages, so click the amd64 link, and pick your closest download >>> location. I would just go for broke on the first try and use the 3.3 link >>> to see what happens. After you get the deb file, go back to your >>> instructions. >>> >>> Also, if it doesn't work you might try one of the earlier releases. If >>> you don't want to go all the way back to 2.6, try Ubuntu packages (closely >>> derived from Debian) such as this v. 3.2. [3]. >>> >>> Hope you find one that works! >>> Jim >>> >>> [1] https://packages.debian.org/sid/gnome/gnucash >>> [2] https://packages.debian.org/stretch/gnucash >>> [3] https://packages.ubuntu.com/cosmic/gnucash >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Jim Passmore* >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 8:24 AM Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> You have downloaded the source files, to build the software from source >>>> is >>>> not a trivial task. Do you definitely need 3.3? If not then try >>>> selecting >>>> the Distribution Version and see what that gives you. >>>> >>>> Colin >>>> >>>> On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 at 12:40, randix <butterands...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Ok, so I downloaded an app that decompresses on a chromebook the >>>> tar.bz >>>> > file >>>> > I downloaded, but there's a long list of files and none of them end in >>>> > ".deb" which I understand is the Linux installation file, so >>>> obviously (?) >>>> > I >>>> > downloaded the wrong one... can you point me to what I should have >>>> > downloaded? >>>> > >>>> > --------------- >>>> > Archive successfully extracted >>>> > Click on a file to download it. >>>> > >>>> > gnucash-3.3.tar.bz2 >>>> > gnucash-3.3 >>>> > bindings >>>> > python >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > borrowed >>>> > goffice >>>> > guile-json >>>> > gwengui-gtk3 >>>> > jenny >>>> > libc >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > README >>>> > cmake >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > cmake_uninstall.cmake.in >>>> > README_CMAKE.txt >>>> > common >>>> > cmake_modules >>>> > debug >>>> > test-core >>>> > base-typemaps.i >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > config.h.cmake.in >>>> > gnc-test-env.pl >>>> > guile-mappings.h >>>> > platform.h >>>> > swig-runtime.h >>>> > data >>>> > accounts >>>> > checks >>>> > pixmaps >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > doc >>>> > examples >>>> > build-aix.txt >>>> > build-solaris.txt >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > gnc-fq-dump.1 >>>> > gnc-fq-helper.1 >>>> > gnucash.1 >>>> > gnucash.1.in >>>> > gtk-3.0.css >>>> > guile-hackers.txt >>>> > misc-notes.txt >>>> > projects.html >>>> > README-ca.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README-de.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README.francais >>>> > README-fr.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README.german >>>> > README.HBCI >>>> > README-it.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README-lv.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README-nl.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README.OFX >>>> > README.translator.txt >>>> > README.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README-zh_CN.win32-bin.txt >>>> > README-zh_TW.win32-bin.txt >>>> > tip_of_the_day.list.c >>>> > TRANSLATION_HOWTO >>>> > gnucash >>>> > gnome >>>> > gnome-search >>>> > gnome-utils >>>> > gschemas >>>> > gtkbuilder >>>> > html >>>> > import-export >>>> > python >>>> > register >>>> > report >>>> > ui >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > environment.in >>>> > generate-gnc-script >>>> > gnucash-310.css >>>> > gnucash-320.css >>>> > gnucash-bin.c >>>> > gnucash-fallback-310.css >>>> > gnucash-gresources.xml >>>> > gnucash.rc.in >>>> > gnucash-valgrind.in >>>> > libgnucash >>>> > app-utils >>>> > backend >>>> > core-utils >>>> > doc >>>> > engine >>>> > gnc-module >>>> > quotes >>>> > scm >>>> > tax >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > po >>>> > glossary >>>> > ar.po >>>> > as.po >>>> > az.po >>>> > bg.po >>>> > brx.po >>>> > ca.po >>>> > ChangeLog >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > cs.po >>>> > da.po >>>> > de.po >>>> > doi.po >>>> > el.po >>>> > en_GB.po >>>> > es_NI.po >>>> > es.po >>>> > eu.po >>>> > fa.po >>>> > fi.po >>>> > fr.po >>>> > gnucash.pot >>>> > gnucash-pot.cmake >>>> > gu.po >>>> > he.po >>>> > hi.po >>>> > hu.po >>>> > it.po >>>> > ja.po >>>> > kn.po >>>> > k...@latin.po >>>> > kok.po >>>> > ko.po >>>> > ks.po >>>> > lt.po >>>> > lv.po >>>> > mai.po >>>> > Makevars >>>> > m...@bengali.po >>>> > mni.po >>>> > mr.po >>>> > nb.po >>>> > ne.po >>>> > nl.po >>>> > pl.po >>>> > POTFILES.in >>>> > POTFILES.skip >>>> > pt_BR.po >>>> > pt.po >>>> > README >>>> > ro.po >>>> > ru.po >>>> > rw.po >>>> > sk.po >>>> > sr.po >>>> > sv.po >>>> > ta.po >>>> > te.po >>>> > tr.po >>>> > uk.po >>>> > ur.po >>>> > vi.po >>>> > zh_CN.po >>>> > zh_TW.po >>>> > test-templates >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > Makefile.decl >>>> > util >>>> > CMakeLists.txt >>>> > elegant-sort.pl >>>> > gnc-vcs-info >>>> > guile.c >>>> > AUTHORS >>>> > ChangeLog >>>> > ChangeLog.1999 >>>> > ChangeLog.2000 >>>> > ChangeLog.2001 >>>> > ChangeLog.2002 >>>> > ChangeLog.2003 >>>> > ChangeLog.2004 >>>> > ChangeLog.2005 >>>> > ChangeLog.2006 >>>> > ChangeLog.2007 >>>> > ChangeLog.2008 >>>> > ChangeLog.2009 >>>> > ChangeLog.2010 >>>> > 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