The flatpak version already contains all of what you need from perl. You only need to setup the securities and sources for price retrieval. Look under Tools -> Security Editor from the menu.
Dale On Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 1:49 AM Roger <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if I'm following proper procedure but I'm looking for > assistance with getting set up in *GnuCash (Flatpak)* to connect on-line > and retrieve investment data. > > I have come across some documentation that specifies the *Perl Module > Finance::Quote* must be installed and how to check for it. I also read > where I needed to have *Perl* installed and how to check for that. > > With *$ perl -v*, I receive *perl 5, version 34, subversion 0 (v5.34.0) > built for x86_64-Linux-gnu-thread-multi (with 70 registered patches, see > perl -V for more detail)*. So, I assume that part checks out! > > But, then I'm told to install *Finance::Quote* if I don't receive > documentation with *$ perldoc* *Finance::Quote* for which I don't. What > I do receive is a suggestion to *You need to install the perl-doc > package to use this program.* > In the instructions, I'm told that if I do not receive documentation, I > need to update *|Finance::Quote|* with *|$ sudo gnc-fq-update |*|for > which I receive *$ sudo: gnc-fq-update: command not found. > > *I'm then instructed to type *$ which gnc-fq-update *presumably to get > the path to use in the next command which gives me no response. I went > to my "file manager" and did a search for gnc-fq-update and found one > instance, other than through my timeshift backups, located in the path, > > */var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/current/ef3f97227486c297ce4e89b21e22122342a544ee1660d43df7625727790b7edf/files/bin/gnc-fq-update > > *I tried to use that path *$ sudo > /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/current/ef3f97227486c297ce4e89b21e22122342a544ee1660d43df7625727790b7edf/files/bin/gnc-fq-update > > *only to receive, *No such file or directory > > *I then used the same path but with a tilde (~) at the beginning and > received, *command not found > > *Am I missing something? Should I install the perl-doc package as > suggested? Thanks for patience and understanding!!! > * > > *| > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > 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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
