A slight correction to my earlier post... You don’t need to build to obtain 3.3.
As you can see from the .deb files listed, Sid contains 3.3 already. Regards, Adrien > On Nov 4, 2018, at 3:33 PM, Adrien Monteleone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m not sure I’m following completely. > > Are you saying you switched from Fedora using GnuCash 3.x to Debian running > GnuCash 2.6.15? (hopefully not 2.1.15 as that is ancient) > > And that you want to open those newer data files on 2.6.15? > > If that is the case, no, you cannot as you’ve discovered. I don’t know of any > way to ‘downgrade’ the data file. > > You then need to at least install 2.6.21 in Debian. (2.6.19 and 2.6.20 had > some bugs but both can open 3.x files) > > Here are your options: > > 1)Sid - Someone else recently reported here on the list they’ve done just > that with version 3.2. They also had to install a couple of other packages. > You don’t need to change the repo, just download the .deb files and install > those. (you *can* change the repo and pin everything else, but that’s a mess > to maintain) Here are the files needed: > > libboost-regex1.62.0_1.62.0+dfsg-8_amd64.deb > gnucash-common_3.3-2_all.deb > gnucash_3.3-2_amd64.deb > > It’s probably best to install in that order. > > 2)Build - really not that bad. There are several of us here on the list that > can help. This so far is the only way to get 3.3 or later. > > 3)Export-Import - won’t work. While the 3.x series can contemplate and > properly import its own exports, the older versions cannot. > > 4)Flatpak - I think this is still at version 3.2, it is an option, but there > are some known issues dealing with storing your file on an external or > network drive. (due to how flatpak apps are sandboxed) There are some work > arounds, but the installing from Sid or building yourself will likely provide > less headaches. > > Regards, > Adrien > > >> On Nov 4, 2018, at 12:09 PM, Wolfram Wagner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear list, >> After a server break down and huge problems to save my data over the >> necessary re-install, I moved away from fedora to debian. >> >> I am lucky here, but there is a big issue. One of my two gnucash >> databases cannot be opened in version 2.1.15 because of "use account >> GUID as key in bayesian filter and store KVP flat...min. 2.1.19" >> >> I habe tried to solve it in several ways: >> (1) Install the compatible package from sid / instable: >> This would require to bring many packages to this new level and many >> updates as well as other issues. >> >> (2) Build gnucash from source >> I have started and I am frightened to go on. Too many new steps for me. >> Maybe I try later, if I am forced to. >> >> (3) Export and Import >> I exported the hierarchy and the transactions to csv and found that >> although I can export all transactions and all accounts in one step, >> the import asks for files, account by account. Additional it seems not >> to recognize its own export format. >> This disappoints me, but may have to do with the different software >> versions. In general, this is something to improve. >> >> => Is there anything that I can do to make the database downgrade >> compatible? My other database can be opened. It does not use Online >> Banking. >> I still have fedora and the new version on one of my computers. I still >> can modify the database... >> >> => Would it help to remove all traces of the online banking >> configuration from the file? >> >> => Is my only chance to update the software somehow? >> >> Thank you! >> Wolfram >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> 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 [email protected] 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.
