I am using Windows 10.  I installed the new version of GnuCash that was 
recommended below.  Now, when I try to open GnuCash, it can not find my files.  
I get a box that opens that is titled Unsaved Book - GnuCash.  Please tell me 
what I need to do to be able to access my data again.

---------- Forwarded Message ----------
From: john <jra...@ceridwen.us>
To: Courtney Perry <coujen...@yahoo.com>
Cc: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 50
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:58:59 -0700

Please don't start a new thread by replying to an existing one, especially not 
a digest. When you *do* reply to a digest, please change the subject to match 
the message that you're replying to and trim the quote to only that message.

As for your question, see 
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F
 
<https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F>

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Mar 27, 2022, at 7:47 PM, Courtney Perry via gnucash-user 
> <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Guncash'
> I have my Guncash accounts on an external harddrive and would like to 
> transfer it to a new computer I have. Please for your help in doing this 
> without losing my data. Thank you.
> Regards,Courtney
> 
> 
>    On Saturday, March 26, 2022, 04:27:44 AM GMT-4, 
> gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org> wrote:  
> 
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> Today's Topics:
> 
>   1. Re:  Unable to obtain Price data (Les)
>   2. Re:  gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 49 (Dr. Timothy B. Jones)
>   3. Re:  change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (Adrien Monteleone)
>   4. Re:  create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
>       (Adrien Monteleone)
>   5. Re:  change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (John Ralls)
>   6. Re:  create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu (Jeff)
>   7. Re:  change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (Adrien Monteleone)
>   8. Re:  create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
>       (Adrien Monteleone)
>   9. Re:  create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
>       (davidcousen...@gmail.com)
>   10. Re:  create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu (Jeff)
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:05:46 -0500
> From: Les <lellio...@gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Unable to obtain Price data
> Message-ID: <b1594f8e-5734-851f-d177-38ac7f518...@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> Thanks for the feedback Adrien.
> 
> On 3/24/22 20:41, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> Les,
>> 
>> Could be. I was having trouble with a freeze condition trying to Get 
>> Quotes two days ago. Sometimes gnc-fq-dump would return 'unknown' for 
>> currencies.
>> 
>> Then it would work, then it wouldn't. (GnuCash would always freeze 
>> though)
>> 
>> I just tried gnc-fq-dump again for several currencies and it worked, 
>> now it just hangs, even for currencies I just tried.
>> 
>> Probably an issue on the price-source end.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>> 
>> On 3/24/22 8:26 PM, Les wrote:
>>> Hi Derek:
>>> 
>>> Short answer, I ran the update again and it ran a very long time and 
>>> the finally completed.? So, never mind.
>>> 
>>> I guess there is a lot of activity slowing the network down?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Les
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3/24/22 16:35, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>>> Well, what happens when you try?
>>>> What happens if you run gnc-fq-dump?? (NB I don't know how you run 
>>>> it from
>>>> the flatpak, but I know you can).
>>>> -derek
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, March 24, 2022 5:30 pm, Les wrote:
>>>>> Hey all:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am using Linux Mint 19.3 and the latest gnucash from flatpak.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For the last two days, I have not been able obtain any price data.? I
>>>>> just get data from AMEX.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any suggestions welcome.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Than
>> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:20:18 -0500
> From: "Dr. Timothy B. Jones" <t...@timothybjones.net>
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 49
> Message-ID: <0d59790a-ecbe-492f-bcac-366e5e142...@timothybjones.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> 
> The oool isn?t open.  We don?t have the money to pay for stuff twice. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 25, 2022, at 11:00 AM, gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org wrote:
>> 
>> ?Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to
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>> Today's Topics:
>> 
>>   1. Re:  gnucash v 2.6.19 or newer on 32bit linux (David T.)
>>   2. Re:  change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (Michael Hendry)
>> 
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:25:56 -0400
>> From: "David T." <sunfis...@yahoo.com>
>> To: adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net, Adrien Monteleone
>>     <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>, gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] gnucash v 2.6.19 or newer on 32bit linux
>> Message-ID: <51bfcb00-10d7-4688-a4c4-ef8eba209...@yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>> 
>> I think it would be helpful to know a bit more about the versions of Gnucash 
>> on the two machines. The message he got was that he needed *at least* 
>> 2.6.19, not that he needed to use it. 
>> 
>> Jonathan, does this imply that your older machine is running Ubuntu 16.04? 
>> The Gnucash wiki says that 16.04 had 2.6.12, while 18.04 had 2.6.19. The 
>> vintage of Ubuntu might affect your options here. 
>> 
>> And if your older system has a version greater than 2.6.19 on it, something 
>> else has gone wrong, and more info would be needed. 
>> 
>> 
>>> On March 24, 2022 9:20:25 PM EDT, Adrien Monteleone 
>>> <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>> Caveat:
>>> 
>>> You can have some dependency issues on that old machine that might 
>>> prevent building the current version or using Flatpak.
>>> 
>>> I'd think you *should* be able to build 2.6.19 or 2.6.21 though. (2.6.21 
>>> was the last 2.6 version)
>>> 
>>> Please do report back what you are able to accomplish.
>>> 
>>> If nothing works, consider possibly using RDP or VNC to your 64bit 
>>> machine rather than a local install.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Adrien
>>> 
>>>> On 3/24/22 8:00 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>>>> Jonathan,
>>>> 
>>>> You should be able to build a current version of Gnucash on your 32bit 
>>>> machine.
>>>> 
>>>> See the instructions here:
>>>> 
>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building
>>>> 
>>>> And you can update to current on your 64bit machine to match.
>>>> 
>>>> You might also be able to use the Flatpak if you don't want to build. 
>>>> (I'd try that first)
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Adrien
>>>> 
>>>> On 3/23/22 2:52 AM, Jonathan Francoeur wrote:
>>>>> I have my accounts in dropbox and I was using a newer version of GNU 
>>>>> cash on my 64bit computer.? Now I"m trying to use the files on my 
>>>>> older 32bit computer and I get the error:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> This Dataset contains features not supported by this version of 
>>>>> GnuCash. You must use a newer version of GnuCash in order to support 
>>>>> the following features:
>>>>> * Use account GUID as key for bayesian data and store KVP flat 
>>>>> (requires at least Gnucash 2.6.19)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have not been able to install the Gnucash 2.6.19 from the tar.gz 
>>>>> files.? I'm used to using .deb files on following instructions by copy 
>>>>> pasting in to the terminal.? I haven't found anything like that for 
>>>>> installing a newer version on GNU cash on a 32bit linux machine.? Any 
>>>>> ideas?
>>>> 
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>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:10:10 +0000
>> From: Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com>
>> To: GnuCash List <gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
>> Message-ID: <7a4f2be8-5d13-4c4a-91a8-1ff1f965c...@gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
>> 
>> As an alternative way to enter several transactions earlier than the current 
>> date and leave the cursor at the bottom, you could try filtering the current 
>> view of an account in the register so that only the most recent transactions 
>> are visible. That way, when you complete the historic transaction, it will 
>> be filtered out and the cursor will stay on a blank transaction at the 
>> bottom of the screen.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> End of gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 49
>> *********************************************
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:37:44 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
> Message-ID: <t1kul8$cbv$1...@ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> Indeed, shift-fn-down_arrow drops me to a blank transaction with the 
> focus on the date field. Thanks!
> 
> I still think it a bug that the official key combo doesn't work 
> properly. I thought one was filed already but can't seem to find it.
> 
> Note, it isn't just the key combo not working. Using Action > Blank 
> Transaction also takes you to the first Action Field rather than the 
> date field. So it is the underlying function that doesn't work.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 3/25/22 6:25 AM, Michael Hendry wrote:
>> Having not investigated a quick way of getting to a new blank transaction 
>> before, Ive done some experimenting on my iMac (GNC 4.9 + Big Sur).
>> 
>> fn-uptriangle        Top of current register screen
>> fn-downtriangle        Bottom of current register screen
>> Shift-fn-uptriangle    Earliest transaction in register
>> Shift-fn-downtriangle    Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>> 
>> If I use the extra cluster of nine keys on the wide keyboard:
>> 
>> Shift-uparrow        Earliest transaction in register
>> Shift-downarrow        Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>> 
>> All I have to do now is remember these the next time I need them!
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:43:00 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID: <t1kuv4$cbv$2...@ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> You want an application icon or for the individual data files (books)?
> 
> The application is a bit of work if it is Flatpak, but I would think the 
> data files should be no issue.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 3/25/22 2:38 AM, Jeff wrote:
>> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books for 
>> GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version for GNC 
>> 4.9.
>> 
>> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on the 
>> Flatpak version of GNC 4.9.? Is there someone who can guide me on 
>> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04 
>> LTS.? I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:42:47 -0700
> From: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us>
> To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>
> Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
> Message-ID: <9612ead6-cf18-4930-9377-1d29eab6a...@ceridwen.us>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=utf-8
> 
> Since when is control-page down the "official key combo"? See 
> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-register-oview,
>  section 2.9.2.4 Using Entry Shortcuts:
> "
>     ? To move around the register, use these keys to save time:
> 
>         ? Tab to move to the next field, Shift+Tab to move to the previous 
> field
> 
>         ? Home to move to the beginning of the field, End to move to the end 
> of the field
> 
>         ? Enter or ? to move to the next transaction, ? to move to the 
> previous transaction
> 
>         ? Page Up to move up one screen, Page Down to move down one screen
> 
>         ? Shift+Page Up to go to the first transaction, Shift+Page Down to go 
> to the last transaction
> 
> 
> "
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
>> On Mar 25, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Adrien Monteleone 
>> <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Indeed, shift-fn-down_arrow drops me to a blank transaction with the focus 
>> on the date field. Thanks!
>> 
>> I still think it a bug that the official key combo doesn't work properly. I 
>> thought one was filed already but can't seem to find it.
>> 
>> Note, it isn't just the key combo not working. Using Action > Blank 
>> Transaction also takes you to the first Action Field rather than the date 
>> field. So it is the underlying function that doesn't work.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>> 
>> On 3/25/22 6:25 AM, Michael Hendry wrote:
>>> Having not investigated a quick way of getting to a new blank transaction 
>>> before, Ive done some experimenting on my iMac (GNC 4.9 + Big Sur).
>>> fn-uptriangle        Top of current register screen
>>> fn-downtriangle        Bottom of current register screen
>>> Shift-fn-uptriangle    Earliest transaction in register
>>> Shift-fn-downtriangle    Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>>> If I use the extra cluster of nine keys on the wide keyboard:
>>> Shift-uparrow        Earliest transaction in register
>>> Shift-downarrow        Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>>> All I have to do now is remember these the next time I need them!
>> 
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> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:24:46 -0500
> From: Jeff <beastmaster...@hotmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID:
>     
> <sj0pr05mb82319f208a2beda57eb4f67687...@sj0pr05mb8231.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
>     
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> 
> I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific 
> set of books.
> 
> IE: icon (GNC parents books) ?? icon (GNC personal books) ? ? icon (GNC 
> company books) etc.
> 
> 
> -- 
> --JEffrey Black M.B.A.
> 
> 
> On 3/25/22 12:43 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> You want an application icon or for the individual data files (books)?
>> 
>> The application is a bit of work if it is Flatpak, but I would think 
>> the data files should be no issue.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>> 
>> On 3/25/22 2:38 AM, Jeff wrote:
>>> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books 
>>> for GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version 
>>> for GNC 4.9.
>>> 
>>> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on 
>>> the Flatpak version of GNC 4.9.? Is there someone who can guide me on 
>>> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04 
>>> LTS.? I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members.
>>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:23:53 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
> Message-ID: <t1lpva$d53$1...@ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> Actions > Blank Transaction has cmd-pgdn as the key combo. I'd hazard it 
> is ctrl-pgdn other than Mac.
> 
> I recall now one of your replies in a previous thread or maybe a bug 
> about this. And indeed shift-pgdn does bring you to the Blank 
> Transaction with focus on the date field. But the one listed as in the 
> menu does not.
> 
> So maybe the bug is the wrong key-combo is shown in the menu? Except 
> choosing the menu option directly drops you to the first Action field 
> rather than the Date. So while you end up in the same new blank 
> transaction, you end up in a different field.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 3/25/22 1:42 PM, John Ralls wrote:
>> Since when is control-page down the "official key combo"? See 
>> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-register-oview,
>>  section 2.9.2.4 Using Entry Shortcuts:
>> "
>>     ? To move around the register, use these keys to save time:
>> 
>>         ? Tab to move to the next field, Shift+Tab to move to the previous 
>> field
>> 
>>         ? Home to move to the beginning of the field, End to move to the end 
>> of the field
>> 
>>         ? Enter or ? to move to the next transaction, ? to move to the 
>> previous transaction
>> 
>>         ? Page Up to move up one screen, Page Down to move down one screen
>> 
>>         ? Shift+Page Up to go to the first transaction, Shift+Page Down to 
>> go to the last transaction
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:24:45 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID: <t1lq0u$d53$2...@ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> I think David Whiting's reply should get you there. (I didn't notice it 
> when I sent mine)
> 
> If that doesn't work, report back what happens instead.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 3/25/22 6:24 PM, Jeff wrote:
>> I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific 
>> set of books.
>> 
>> IE: icon (GNC parents books) ?? icon (GNC personal books) ? ? icon (GNC 
>> company books) etc.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:52:04 +1000
> From: davidcousen...@gmail.com
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID: <5be937d1e2f18fc024d1982af340638f4463465e.ca...@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> Follow David Whitings suggestion creating multiple desktop entries in the 
> file,
> one for each separate datafile you need to open, changing the name in the Name
> entry and the filepath in the Exec entry as appropriate.
> 
> You can locate/put the desktop file in your home directory at
> /home/<user>/.local/share/applications/gnucash.desktop.
> 
> If you need it available to all users on the system you can similarly modify 
> the
> gnucash.desktop file at /usr/local/share /applications/gnucash.desktop to 
> append
> the additional entries to the file there but you will need sudo privileges to 
> do
> that. (There are a lot of multilanguage entries in the system file so it will 
> be
> simpler to create the single user entry in your home directory.
> 
> David Cousens
> 
> On Fri, 2022-03-25 at 18:24 -0500, Jeff wrote:
>> I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific 
>> set of books.
>> 
>> IE: icon (GNC parents books)    icon (GNC personal books)    icon (GNC 
>> company books) etc.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:24:51 -0500
> From: Jeff <beastmaster...@hotmail.com>
> To: david whiting <d...@davidwhiting.me.uk>
> Cc: Gnucash userlist <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID:
>     
> <sj0pr05mb82319277a9c08cfe7da11ee187...@sj0pr05mb8231.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
>     
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> 
> 
> I tried this but I cannot locate the actual GNC icon file.? I do have 
> one where I attempted, unsuccessfully, to build GNC 4.9 from source.
> 
> I changed the path to the icon in the build directory.? And gave the 
> exec the path to one of my .gnucash files but the desktop link still 
> refuses to work.
> 
> 
> -- 
> --JEffrey Black M.B.A.
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/25/22 3:45 AM, david whiting wrote:
>> Hi Jeff,
>> 
>> The following works for me, with gnucash installed for a user:
>> 
>> 1. Create a desktop file (using a text editor) with the entry shown below
>> 2. On the Exec line, change Documents/test-2.gnucash to the path to
>> your gnucash file
>> 3. On the Name line, change this to whatever you want to call it, i.e.
>> what you want to see on the desktop
>> 4. Change the path for the icon to the correct location (perhaps
>> changing /home/david to /home/jeff)
>> 5. Save the file as whatever-you-want-to-call-it.desktop
>> 6. Go to your desktop
>> 7. Right-click on the file on the desktop and select "Allow launching"
>> (this step is important)
>> 8. Repeat this process for other files, changing the Exec line and
>> Name lines accordingly
>> 
>> 
>> [Desktop Entry]
>> Type=Application
>> Terminal=false
>> Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash Documents/test-2.gnucash
>> Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK test-2
>> Comment=Manage home and small business accounts
>> Icon=/home/david/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico
>> 
>> 
>> David
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 at 07:38, Jeff <beastmaster...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books for
>>> GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version for GNC 4.9.
>>> 
>>> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on the
>>> Flatpak version of GNC 4.9.  Is there someone who can guide me on
>>> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04
>>> LTS.  I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> --JEffrey Black M.B.A.
>>> 
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