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On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:56:43 +0100 Simon Robert wrote: > On 08/06/10 12:49, Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:18:56 +0100 > > Simon Robert wrote: > > > > > >> On 08/06/10 11:42, tom wrote: > >> > >>> On 08/06/10 09:33, Neil Winchurst wrote: > >>> > >>>> I have used gnucash for a long time now. However it is soon time > >>>> to move on from Kubuntu Hardy. I think that I will probably go to > >>>> Mint Xfce. While thinking about this I had a look at Kmymoney. I > >>>> was able to import the data from gnucash and I have been looking > >>>> at it. Mint Xfce seems to > >>>> have kmymoney easily available but not gnucash. > >>>> > >>>> Anyway, I am wondering what list members think about the two > >>>> programs. Is it simply a matter of personal choice, or is one > >>>> better for whatever reasons. > >>>> > >>>> Any opinions anyone...?? > >>>> > >>>> Neil > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> I think GnuCash has now gone to a DB based setup. This may not > >>> seem like much but at least you have a chance of growing* with it > >>> and writing your own reports. > >>> By growing I mean moving from a single user to multiple users > >>> without having to throw away/convert all that data and starting > >>> again. I've not looked in detail but I might as its account time > >>> soon! Tom te tom te tom > >>> > >>> > >> Don't know if this would would work, but as mint is debian/buntu > >> based you could add the ubuntu repositories that have gnucash and > >> try installing from that. > >> > >> Also there is another finance package, which I know nothing about, > >> called ifreebudget. This has a .deb package available form its > >> website, http://www.ifreebudget.com/. Might be worth a look? > >> > >> Simon > >> > > Normal warning about installing random .deb files from websites... > > almost as bad as installing random setup.exe files on a Windows box! > > > > I'm using kmymoney (at the moment). > > > > Grant. > > > > > has anyone ever heard about, or have experience, of bad results of > downloading a .deb package from sourceforge or a project page? > (except depencies not being met) In what way would downloading > ifreebudget from getdeb be "random"? A nicely packaged up .deb/rpm file may not necessarily follow the rules of where things *ought* to be installed, resulting in the potential for it to overwrite files (libraries, perhaps?) that are already present. Also note that to install the package would generally require a higher level of access - most likely root access - and certainly .deb files actually contain scripts (pre-install, post-install, etc) that are run during the installation and removal process. If the file in question has not come from a reputable source - ie you've just downloaded it from the 'vendors' website - who is to say that said scripts aren't designed to be harmful (not necessarily maliciously, though... harm can be done just as well through ignorance). Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html