You forgot to reply-all again.

Yes, c129e4d is the last commit yesterday.

No, the flatpak install doesn’t create an icon. You run it from a terminal 
session as explained in https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Oct 24, 2025, at 3:21 PM, Keith Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> OK, I think I figured out how to install a nightly.  This is what the package 
> identifies as:
> Version: 5.13
> Build ID: git c129e4d+(2025-10-23)
> Finance::Quote: 1.67
> 
> 
> Is the Flatpak install supposed to install a icon in your host software 
> catalog like the debian version?  Or do I have to launch it via the terminal 
> via flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash?
> 
> 
> But that doesn't seem to match up with the package ID that I installed which 
> showed a much later date of 10-24-2025
> 
> On Friday, October 24, 2025 at 02:51:54 PM PDT, John Ralls 
> <[email protected]> wrote: 
> 
> 
> Both Sherlock and I told you to use a recent nightly flatpak build.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
> > On Oct 24, 2025, at 2:39 PM, Keith Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > I have not found the orignal 5.12 package I had installed in any Trash or 
> > caches on this host.
> > 
> > I found the 5.12 version in the PPA by digging down in their builds. 
> > https://launchpad.net/~gnucash/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages
> > 
> > But it is assigned for the Ubuntu 24.10 release and when I tried to install 
> > it, it would not because of missing dependencies.
> > 
> > So I am once again back on the Flatpak version.  I reinstalled the 5.13-1 
> > version commit when I did flatpak install org.gnucash.GnuCash in the 
> > terminal.  It identifies as 5.13-unknown-commit (Flathub 5.13-1) but is 
> > marked Stable so maybe that is just the latest packaging.  It seems to have 
> > the unable to save column widths bug fixed so I have stayed with that so 
> > far.  I don't have a scheduled payment transaction due until 10/28 so I 
> > won't know until then whether that crash bug has been fixed.  If it hasn't 
> > then I will just go and reinstall the latest 5.12 Flatpak commit.
> > 
> > I've attempted to subscribe multiple times to the list but I must be doing 
> > something wrong since I never receive the confirmation email.  I am using 
> > this URL. gnucash-user Info Page
> > I input my email address, user name and password.  Then toggle digest form 
> > and hit the subscribe button.  I get this page in response.
> > gnucash-user Subscription resultsYour subscription request has been 
> > received, and will soon be acted upon. Depending on the configuration of 
> > this mailing list, your subscription request may have to be first confirmed 
> > by you via email, or approved by the list moderator. If confirmation is 
> > required, you will soon get a confirmation email which contains further 
> > instructions.
> > 
> > 
> > But the process never works apparently as I am still not a member of the 
> > list.  I've done this probably half a dozen times now.
> > 
> > gnucash-user Info Page
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Friday, October 24, 2025 at 01:20:32 PM PDT, John Ralls 
> > <[email protected]> wrote: 
> > 
> > 
> > I wasn’t able to find the 5.12 ppa online anywhere. You might still have it 
> > in a cache somewhere.
> > 
> > If you’re going into the moderation queue then you need to subscribe to the 
> > list at https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user.
> > 
> > If you’re not subscribed your posts still get to the list, they just have 
> > to wait for Liz the moderator to pass them through. That’s what “held for 
> > approval” means. If you’re not subscribed you’ll only get the list mails 
> > that happen to copy you; when you subscribe you’ll get all of them.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > John Ralls
> > 
> > > On Oct 24, 2025, at 10:11 AM, Keith Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Ok, I must have done that at sometime and forgotten about since I have 
> > > two empty documents called gnucash-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources and 
> > > gnucash-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources.save in /etc/apt/
> > > I guess that source needs to be reinstalled.
> > > I will reinstall the PPA 5.12 package now that I know it exists there.
> > > 
> > > Also, can you explain what I still am doing wrong with this list since I 
> > > continue to get messages telling me the moderator has held my messages 
> > > for approval because I am not a subscriber to the list.  
> > > 
> > > I must be sending my messages to the list somehow because I continue to 
> > > get comment replies to me from several members. So I am a subscriber or 
> > > not?  I went through the process but I guess it didn't work since I 
> > > clicked digest form when I signed up but I am only receiveing single 
> > > discrete replies from the list and not the digest.
> > > 
> > > On Friday, October 24, 2025 at 09:10:51 AM PDT, John Ralls 
> > > <[email protected]> wrote: 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Yes, you succeeded in copying the list.
> > > 
> > > You haven’t shown the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list and 
> > > /etc/apt/sources.list.d: Those files contain the repositories from which 
> > > apt gets packages. You’ve probably added ppa:gnucash/+archive/ubuntu/ppa: 
> > > The package names in your apt-upgrade output are consistent with the PPA 
> > > packages at https://launchpad.net/~gnucash/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/ while 
> > > official Ubuntu packages don’t have the “~ubuntu2404” suffix. PPAs are 
> > > community-created packages, not official Ubuntu ones. Big picture it 
> > > doesn’t really matter to anyone but you how you got 5.13. It’s installed, 
> > > it doesn’t work for you, and you need to back it out.
> > > 
> > > If there’s an archive of old .deb or PPAs out there I can’t find it, so 
> > > it seems that your downgrade choices are the official 5.5 for 24.04 or 
> > > 5.10 for 25.04. 25.10 picks up 5.13 that you’re already at. A discussion 
> > > about downgrading can be found at 
> > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/545815/what-is-the-correct-way-to-downgrade-apt-package-and-dependencies.
> > > 
> > > Distribution packages are the responsibility of distributions, and 
> > > generally include dependency requirements that tie them to a particular 
> > > version of a particular distribution. That’s why the PPA gnucash that you 
> > > installed has the ~ubuntu02404 suffix and there are other packages with 
> > > different suffixes on the PPA page. Maintaining the infrastructure to 
> > > create packages for even the major distributions would be overwhelming.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > John Ralls
> > > 
> > >> On Oct 23, 2025, at 20:28, Keith Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> I don't know how to do that.  Could you please educate me how to copy 
> > >> the list when I reply to this message.
> > >> 
> > >> The only repo I have is the one provided by Ubuntu 24.03.LTS as shown in 
> > >> my prior reply.  The apt policy gnucash command shows that 
> > >> 1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404 -1 comes up when polling for what is available 
> > >> from the distro.
> > >> 
> > >> I got upgraded on 10-04-2025 via the teminal with an apt update.
> > >> 
> > >> Start-Date: 2025-10-04  13:37:41
> > >> Commandline: apt upgrade
> > >> Requested-By: keith (1000)
> > >> Upgrade: gnucash-common:amd64 (1:5.12-0build1~ubuntu2404, 
> > >> 1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404), gnucash:amd64 (1:5.12-0build1~ubuntu2404, 
> > >> 1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404), python3-gnucash:amd64 
> > >> (1:5.12-0build1~ubuntu2404, 1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404)
> > >> End-Date: 2025-10-04  13:37:43
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Log started: 2025-10-04  13:37:41
> > >> (Reading database ... 
> > >> (Reading database ... 5%
> > >> (Reading database ... 10%
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> > >> (Reading database ... 85%
> > >> (Reading database ... 90%
> > >> (Reading database ... 95%
> > >> (Reading database ... 100%
> > >> (Reading database ... 315493 files and directories currently installed.)
> > >> Preparing to unpack .../gnucash_1%3a5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404_amd64.deb ...
> > >> Unpacking gnucash (1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404) over 
> > >> (1:5.12-0build1~ubuntu2404) ...
> > >> Preparing to unpack 
> > >> .../gnucash-common_1%3a5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404_all.deb ...
> > >> Unpacking gnucash-common (1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404) over 
> > >> (1:5.12-0build1~ubuntu2404) ...
> > >> Preparing to unpack 
> > >> .../python3-gnucash_1%3a5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404_amd64.deb ...
> > >> Unpacking python3-gnucash (1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404) over 
> > >> (1:5.12-0build1~ubuntu2404) ...
> > >> Setting up python3-gnucash (1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404) ...
> > >> Setting up gnucash-common (1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0t64:i386 (2.80.0-6ubuntu3.4) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0t64:amd64 (2.80.0-6ubuntu3.4) ...
> > >> Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
> > >> Setting up gnucash (1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404) ...
> > >> 
> > >> When I discovered the problem with 5.13 and scheduled payments I tried 
> > >> to go back to 5.12 but the distro had expunged that version and only 
> > >> provided the new 5.13.
> > >> 
> > >> Thank you for providing the location of the nightly builds.  But 
> > >> dismayed that it only has Windows and Flatpak versions.  I was looking 
> > >> for my original Debian installation package for version 5.12.  I don't 
> > >> see any Debian deb packages in the nightly builds directory.
> > >> 
> > >> I don't see how you can contradict my statement that I was automatically 
> > >> updated from debian version 5.12 to version 5.13 when I have provided 
> > >> you the terminal history logs showing exactly that was what happened.
> > >> 
> > >> Taking a shot that I might have figured out how to copy to the list.  
> > >> Hope it the correct way.
> > >> 
> > >> On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 07:44:10 PM PDT, John Ralls 
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote: 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Please remember to copy the list on all replies.
> > >> 
> > >> What apt repo is providing 5.13? Ubuntu’s package search shows only 
> > >> 5.5-1 for 24.04 for noble main, any section: 
> > >> https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gnucash&searchon=names&suite=noble&section=all
> > >>  and nothing in noble-backports: 
> > >> https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gnucash&searchon=names&suite=noble-backports&section=all
> > >>  and noble-updates: 
> > >> https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gnucash&searchon=names&suite=noble-updates&section=all
> > >> 
> > >> If you’ve enabled a third-party or community repository that provides 
> > >> newer releases that’s fine, but in that case you shouldn’t claim that 
> > >> Ubuntu automatically updated you.
> > >> 
> > >> The nightly builds are at 
> > >> https://code.gnucash.org/builds/flatpak/stable. See 
> > >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak#Nightly_Test_Versions_at_gnucash.org
> > >>   for installation instructions.
> > >> 
> > >> Regards,
> > >> John Ralls
> > >> 
> > >>> On Oct 23, 2025, at 18:29, Keith Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>> 
> > >> I believe you are mistaken.  My Ubuntu release identifies as:
> > >> 
> > >> $ lsb_release -a
> > >> No LSB modules are available.
> > >> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> > >> Description: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
> > >> Release: 24.04
> > >> Codename: noble
> > >> 
> > >> My distro package manager apt for Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS provides the 5.5 
> > >> and 5.13 Gnucash packages now.  Prior to the automatic upgrade of 
> > >> Gnucash, the distro was providing Gnucash 5.12 and the 5.5 packages.  I 
> > >> was on 5.12 and was updated automatically to 5.13 and that was when 
> > >> Gnucash broke and I was unable to pay scheduled bills.
> > >> 
> > >> $ apt policy gnucash
> > >> gnucash:
> > >>  Installed: (none)
> > >>  Candidate: 1:5.5-1.2build1
> > >>  Version table:
> > >>      1:5.13-0build1~ubuntu2404 -1
> > >>        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> > >>      1:5.5-1.2build1 500
> > >>        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 
> > >> Packages
> > >> 
> > >> I have installed the flatpak 5.13 version which is broken still for 
> > >> running scheduled payments without instant crashing.  I discovered that 
> > >> I have to intall the 5.13 flatpak version first before downgrading to 
> > >> the 5.12 flatpak commits which gets bill payments working again. I see 
> > >> that the 5.12 commit installed the 1.66 F:Q module and it runs without 
> > >> breaking now.  The prior attempt to run one of the 5.12 commits 
> > >> installed the 1.65 F:Q module and that was broken for retrieving quotes.
> > >> 
> > >> I have looked for the nightly builds you speak of but I have not been 
> > >> able to find them.  Could you please be more specific to their actual 
> > >> location other than https://code.gnucash.org/
> > >> I don't have the required knowledge to build the source code myself and 
> > >> only have been able to install pre-built packages, either Debian or 
> > >> Flatpak.
> > >>  
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 05:49:32 PM PDT, John Ralls 
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> > On Oct 23, 2025, at 10:56 AM, Keith Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > 
> > >> > Ever since my Ubuntu 24.04 distro automatically upgraded me from my 
> > >> > previously eminently stable version 5.12 to the new version 5.13 I 
> > >> > have been unable to pay any of my scheduled bills.  The program 
> > >> > instantly exits with a crash.
> > >> > I have been advised to install to install the Flatpak version 5.13 but 
> > >> > this too has the same exact problem of crashing when you attempt to 
> > >> > pay a scheduled bill.
> > >> > I have only been able to downgrade the Flatpak version 5.13 to and 
> > >> > older 5.12 commit  and that has allowed me to pay my bills.
> > >> > But the unfortunate side effect is that this 5.12 version has broken 
> > >> > Finance:Quote version 1.67 so I an now unable to pull any of my 
> > >> > security quotes.
> > >> > When will this fiasco with the official stable 5.13 be resolved?
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Your Ubuntu 24.04 didn’t automatically upgrade you to GnuCash 5.13. 
> > >> Ubuntu doesn’t do that with GnuCash, so 24.04 provides only the version 
> > >> of GnuCash that was available in April 2024, 5.5: 
> > >> https://packages.ubuntu.com/noble/gnucash.
> > >> The latest Ubuntu release, 25.10 “Questing Quokka” has GnuCash 5.13. 
> > >> Perhaps that's what you’re actually running.
> > >> 
> > >> Next, the 5.12 flatpak didn’t break F::Q 1.67, it doesn’t *have* F::Q 
> > >> 1.67, it has 1.65. Flatpak sandboxing means that the flatpak has to 
> > >> contain F::Q and all of its dependencies, so it gets what was current 
> > >> when it was built.
> > >> 
> > >> That aside, once a release is done, it’s done. We may repackage it—I did 
> > >> so for flatpak a couple of days ago because the original Gnome Runtime 
> > >> was obsolete—but GnuCash 5.13 is what it is. GnuCash 5.14 will be along 
> > >> in a little over 8 weeks. In the meantime you can either go back to 
> > >> 5.12, install the latest flatpak nightly build from GnuCash GIT, Wiki, 
> > >> and Email List/Archive Server or build GnuCash stable from source. That 
> > >> latest flatpak nightly also has F::Q 1.67.
> > >> 
> > >> Regards,
> > >> John Ralls
> > >> 
> > >> GnuCash GIT, Wiki, and Email List/Archive Server
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> <Screenshot from 2025-10-23 18-16-50.png>
> > >> 
> > > 
> > 
> 

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