Thanks Dennis. I just performed flatpak update and the update was quick. Using it now - so far everything looks fine.
Ken ________________________________ From: gnucash-user <[email protected]> on behalf of Dennis West <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 7:25 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.17 Released I just downloaded 5.17 Flathub from Mint's software manager. I thought I noticed a faster load time and haven't had a chance to check out much else. Thanks - Good Work On 9/27/26 10:38, John Ralls wrote: > The GnuCash development team announces GnuCash 5.17, the eighteenth release > in the stable 5.x series. > Between 5.16 and 5.17, the following bugfixes were accomplished: > > Bug 797872 - Multiple check printing results in nothing sent to print > queue after first check > Bug 799753 - Reconciliation error when reconciling transactions posted > after the reconcile date > Bug 799772 - Invoice layout: footer should span both columns and header > tables should be easier to align/style > Bug 799774 - Import transaction from CSV skips fields if CSV file has > backslash just before final quote in a quoted field > Bug 799790 - RFE: Always put Debits before Credits for CSV register > export (order transaction splits as shown on screen) > Bug 799791 - Unvoid is not available (Bug from the mailing lists): Use > the existence of void timestamp instead of void reason to determine if a > transaction is voided. A user can void a transaction without providing a > reason. > Bug 799798 - bringing back the previous tooltip (from 4.x) as a > configurable choice: Enable tooltips on line and bar charts to represent > individual points as well as all the points on a particular date. > Bug 799799 - Enhancement - making the tooltip more readable > Bug 899803 - Split context/category to msgctxt field in gnc-glossary.txt > to provide better translation experience Translations aren't changed but are > marked fuzzy. Keywords that aren't proper nouns are lower cased, consistent > with how words appear in a dictionary. > Bug 799806 - Locale "C.UTF-8" crashes the Mortgage and Loan Repayment > Assistant > Bug 799813 - gnucash-cli issue for price updates using Postgressql > back-end > > The following fixes and improvements were not associated with bug reports: > > Better handling of stocks that have split in the Show Lots dialog: Lot > split transactions are hidden and the changes in the amount of the stock are > tracked so that the capital gains calculation can determine the correct basis. > Reformat chart tooltips to improve readability. > Charts: Add global preferences for marker style and size. > Charts: Add global preferences for engagement radius, tooltip pointer > size, and the position of grouped tooltips. > Charts: Add option to show only non-zero values in tooltips. > Cash Flow report: Add option to hide the list of involved accounts at > the top of the report > Multicolumn Reports: Saving the configuration (and this includes > quitting GnuCash with a multicolumn report tab open) now saves the > multicolumn report even when the user has clicked through to a subreport. > Removed MorningstarUK and MorningstarCH from quote sources, no longer > supported by Finance::Quote. > AqBanking Import: Add option to import pending transactions > Qif Import: Fix YDM date parsing. > Edit Exchange Rate: Improve the message and comment explaining why the > Transfer Dialog isn't shown when Edit Exchange Rate is selected from the > context menu in a stock-type register. > Sort Id columns in tree views and QofQuery results naturally, meaning > that alpha parts of an id are sorted lexically while numeric parts are sorted > numerically, instead of always lexically. For example abc1, abc2, abc15 > instead of abc1, abc15, abc2. > Windows: Force path strings to UTF-8 instead of the locale's DOS code > page to ensure non-ASCII paths are handled correctly. > Doxygen: Set header version to VCS version if building from VCS > C/C++ API Documentation is now built on every push and uploaded to > https://gnucash.github.io/gnucash/Documentation/ > [import-export/test] add tests for gnc_import_parse_date|numeric > [import-parse.cpp] compile regex before trying to parse dates > [assistant-stock-transaction] After the stock transaction assistant > finishes, open the stock account register and jump to the transaction just > created. > [stylesheets/footer.scm] add markup "stylesheet-footer" to footer to > allow easier css styling > [html-chart.scm] Multi-column reports: Isolate each sub-reports > variables to eliminate cross-talk between subreports. > Replace removed Python 2 C API macros for SWIG 4.5.0 compatibility > [gnc-euro.cpp] use GncNumeric.convert() instead of gnc_numeric_convert > Update supported platforms in README. > [engine] qof_session_end: Ensure the backend lock is removed in all > cases. > [backend/dbi] skip the libdbi integrity probe for read-only sessions > [gnc-euro.cpp] store euro rates as GncNumeric instead of floating point > numbers to speed up euro conversion and ensure accuracy > [report-utilities.scm] convert account value accumulator to c++ > [test-report-utilities.scm] add test at date boundaries > > The following functions are deprecated: > > Python: GncPrice.set_source_string > Guile: gnc-price-set-source-string > > In both cases code should use the set_source function that takes an enum > instead. The functions will be removed in GnuCash 6.0 > > New and Updated Translations: Chinese (Simplified Han script), Czech, Dutch, > English (Australia), English (New Zealand), English (United Kingdom), German, > Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), > Russian, Spanish, Swedish > > Help translate GnuCash on Weblate: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/gnucash/ > > Known Problems > > Complete list of all open bugs: > https://bugs.gnucash.org/buglist.cgi?bug_severity=blocker&bug_severity=critical&bug_severity=major&bug_severity=normal&bug_severity=minor&bug_severity=trivial&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=NEEDINFO&bug_status=REOPENED&limit=0&list_id=8149&order=priority%2Cbug_severity&query_format=advanced > > Documentation > Between 5.16 and 5.17, the following bugfixes were accomplished: > > Bug 799744 - Import transaction from CSV skips fields if CSV file has > backslash just before final quote in a quoted field: Document added checkbox. > > The following fixes and improvements were not associated with bug reports: > > Guide Basics: Deleted the note about .xac files > Guide Accounts: Changed 'account ' to 'account type':These lists are > actually account types. > Guide Accounts: Changed 'courses' to 'quotes' > Manual Account Actions: Remove Account types section as it's documented > in the Guide. > Update adjust-dpi.sh to eliminate file changes due to rounding > differences and other very small changes. > Resize Investment Lots figures to fit in the page. > Document CAGR columns in Investment Lots report: Add Realized and > Unrealized CAGR documentation to the Investment Lots report in the Help > Manual and Tutorial & Concepts Guide > Added some field detail to ch_invest. Some clarification added to > "Symbol/abbreviation" and "ISIN, CUSIP, or other code" fields. > > Updated Translations: None. > > Getting GnuCash for Windows and MacOS > > GnuCash is provided for both Microsoft Windows 10® and later and MacOS 10.13 > (High Sierra)® and later in pre-built, all-in-one packages. An installer is > provided for Microsoft Windows® while the MacOS® package is a disk image > containing a drag-and-drop application bundle. > > GnuCash is also available as a flatpak from Flathub.org. Instructions for > installing and running: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak > > The SHA256 Hashes for the downloadable files are: > 3d18a88f5b8230f01e04c2d2d73bf95e7dcd3bf8d8cee6ffa54bb24dee58b85f > gnucash-5.17.tar.bz2 > bb5a2196a6ac3a3947ad2213d3e60678a8823dd93acb9ca96b41e20168c56052 > gnucash-5.17.tar.gz > a3e8049755e536f647640762a483ebe1b6c79cc50cc81a746fa64a404e98d271 > gnucash-5.17.setup.exe > adbc91d6d69a297c1c599ad2849303a06c01310130d355473c0700f80dd2eb32 > Gnucash-Arm-5.17-1.dmg > 56f13c494bca3cd38f7bc1974158d08ddb12e03e877a1cc1fd11a9bbb4ba8c1b > Gnucash-Intel-5.17-1.dmg > b02c3abb7e24379ad414c43257f45e7f54b527a3862ff896d03ee1ce02633699 > gnucash-docs-5.17.tar.gz > > Note that at the time of this email https://www.gnucash.org/ is not taking > updates so it doesn’t have the links. Use the direct links below to get > GnuCash 5.17 > > Microsoft Windows: > https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnucash/gnucash%20%28stable%29/5.17/gnucash-5.17.setup.exe > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.17/gnucash-5.17.setup.exe > > Apple macOS: > https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnucash/gnucash%20%28stable%29/5.17/Gnucash-Arm-5.17-1.dmg > https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnucash/gnucash%20%28stable%29/5.17/Gnucash-Intel-5.17-1.dmg > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.14/Gnucash-Arm-5.17-1.dmg > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.14/Gnucash-Intel-5.17-1.dmg > > Getting GnuCash as source code > If you want to compile GnuCash 5.17 for yourself, the source code can be > downloaded from: > https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnucash/gnucash%20%28stable%29/5.17/gnucash-5.17.tar.bz2 > https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnucash/gnucash%20%28stable%29/5.17/gnucash-5.17.tar.gz > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.17/gnucash-5.17.tar.bz2 > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.17/gnucash-5.17.tar.gz > > You can also checkout the sources directly from the git repository as > described at https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Git. > > To compile GnuCash from the source code by yourself, you will need at least > Gtk+ 3.22.30, Guile 2.0, Boost 1.67, WebKitGtk 2.4, GoogleTest 1.8.0, cmake > 3.14.5 and SWIG 2.0.12. Please consult the README.dependencies file in the > sources for the exact list of dependencies and versions. > Getting the documentation > > Getting the documentation > > The documentation is available at Documentation page of the GnuCash website. > The 5.13 documentation can be found under "GnuCash v5 (current stable > release)" in multiple languages both for reading online and for download in > pdf, epub, and mobi formats. The documentation is also included in the MacOS > and Windows application bundles. > > If you want to compile the GnuCash Documentation 5.17 for yourself, the > source code can be downloaded from: > > Sourceforge: > https://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnucash/gnucash%20%28stable%29/5.17/gnucash-docs-5.17.tar.gz > GitHub: > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.14/gnucash-docs-5.17.tar.gz > > You can also checkout the sources directly from the git repository as > described at https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Git. > > About the Program > > GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released under the GNU > General Public License (GPL) and available for GNU/Linux, *BSD, Solaris, > MacOS, and Microsoft Windows. Programming on GnuCash began in 1997, and its > first stable release was in 1998. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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