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Great advice, if it's not broken don't fix it.<br>
<br>
I have lost count of the new users who download files off the net,
as if they are running windows. Those files are often source code,
that require a series of commands ( and appropriate packages to be
installed) to work. Almost invariably it doesn't work, and often
they conclude that Linux is too hard and so not for them and give
up, whereas they don't realise the program is actually available for
1 click-install in the distros package manager (in ubuntu it's the
software center). I note you haven't fallen into that trap.
Admittedly the distro version might not be the latest version, but
it is one that has been tested by the distro, in your (and my) case
Canonical and is known to work.<br>
<br>
Just to explain something. When a distro (eg ubuntu) releases a
version, thereafter it will tend to release updates that are
security related (i.e bug-fixes) as opposed to feature improvement
versions. So unless new versions of kmymoney are released to deal
with security issues new versions will tend to find their way into
the next release only, hence your issue. The forthcoming 11.04
version ( I am currently running Kubuntu 11.04 ) uses kmymony 4.5.3.<br>
<br>
In ubuntu, this lag has given rise to the personal package archive
("ppa") concept where program developers et al can set up their own
repositories to provide updated versions outside of the official
one. As regards the link given to you earlier, you can definitely
trust the Claydoh ppa. Claydoh is one of the main moderators at the
kubuntu forums and he has put the source code you downloaded into
files that you can install though your package manager. Either that,
in less than 2 weeks time, the latest version will be your default,
assuming you stick with ubuntu and upgrade.<br>
<br>
Stick with it. Give it a month, and you probably will not want to go
back!<br>
<br>
Ian<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 17/04/11 22:12, Winston Mangum wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTinxE083ggw5auOq5n=YWQsa6+JSvQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div>Hi Alvaro,</div>
<div> Thanks for your response. I think I am going to take
your advise and stick to what I know is working. I am not so
sure I am sold on Linux yet.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thanks again for your help,</div>
<div>Winston<br>
<br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Alvaro
Soliverez <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:asoliverez@kde.org">asoliverez@kde.org</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"
class="gmail_quote">Hello Winston,<br>
I don't know who told you the tarball would install, but
that's just not true.<br>
The 4.5.3 version contains some fixes, but unless you hit
those<br>
particular problems that were solved in that version, I'd
recommend<br>
you to stick to the version found on your distro.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<font color="#888888">Alvaro<br>
</font>
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<div class="h5"><br>
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:20 AM, <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:wlmangum@mindspring.com">wlmangum@mindspring.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
> Thanks for your response. I installed kymoney
4.5.1 using the Ubuntu<br>
> Software Center. It installed perfectly. I was
looking for a more current<br>
> version and I found one (kmymoney-4.5.3.tar.bz2) at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://sourceforge.net/"
target="_blank">sourceforge.net</a>. Now<br>
> how do I install this "tar ball". I wanted a binary
version rather than<br>
> try to build it myself. I was told by someone that
"just untar it" and it<br>
> will automatically install.<br>
> Any help will certainly be appreciated.<br>
> Thanks.<br>
> Winston Mangum<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Ian Millington<br>
> Sent: Apr 17, 2011 5:33 AM<br>
> To: KMyMoney Users' mailing list<br>
> Subject: [Kmymoney] Re: kmymoney 4.5.3 installation<br>
><br>
> I note you are new to Linux and I suspect you have
just encountered for the<br>
> first time one of the big differences betweenLlinux
and Windows.<br>
><br>
> With Linux the easiest way of installing most
programs (and kmymoney is no<br>
> exception) is to look for it in your distros package
manager. You will most<br>
> likely find that references to kmymoney are in there.
Select and it will be<br>
> automatically downloaded and installed.<br>
><br>
> HTH<br>
><br>
> Ian<br>
><br>
> On 17/04/11 06:53, Thomas Baumgart wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> on Sunday 17 April 2011 07:26:35 Winston Mangum
wrote:<br>
><br>
> I am new to Linux. I just downloaded kmymoney 4.5.3.
Now how do I install<br>
> it. It isn't in a standard .tar file.<br>
><br>
> Well, since you don't tell us in which format the
file is and possibly where<br>
> you got it from, it is a bit like reading the crystal
ball to give you<br>
> advice<br>
> for installation. Some information about the linux
distribution and version<br>
> you use would also be helpful. Do you plan to install
a binary version of<br>
> KMyMoney or do you intend to build it yourself from
sources?<br>
><br>
><br>
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