[TriLUG] linux quicken type program

[Craig Duncan]

I am running gnuCash on Mandrake/KDE with no problems. I used the rpms that 
came with the CD's

On Thursday 28 February 2002 11:19 pm, you wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 22:33, Greg Brown wrote:
> > A while back I remember some chat going on regarding a linux app which
> > someone wrote that is essentially a Quicken personal finance competitor. 
> > I searched my archive and I can't find anything about this..  does anyone
> > know what I'm talking about?
>
> Reverend Censorship chipping in...
>
> As the others said, Gnucash is almost certainly the one you're thinking
> of.  WARNING: This app is currently VERY difficult to get working if you
> download the source & compile.  There are oh so many dependencies, and
> it will make your brain spin.  The best thing to do is see if your Linux
> distribution of choice has prepackaged it for you.  I just checked and
> it would seem my Red Hat 7.2 box already has it installed.
>
> Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately depending on your environment) it is
> another one of those apps that is optimized for one desktop (Gnome) to
> the detriment of those who prefer other desktops (in my case, KDE).