[kmymoney] [Bug 450016] Attempting KMyMoney 5.0.8 "Currencies" Maintenance, Application Crash

[Walter Ogelsby]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450016

--- Comment #4 from Walter Ogelsby <walt at wogelsby.com> ---
(In reply to Walter Ogelsby from comment #3)
> (In reply to Jack from comment #1)
> > 5.0.8 is over two years old, and some work has been done in this area since.
> > Can you find a more recent version?  If not, you can use an appimage
> > version.  (https://kmymoney.org/appimage.html)
> > 
> > In this case, though, why are you trying to add a currency that is already
> > present?  It certainly should not crash,but I don't think there is much the
> > developers can do unless it crashes adding a new currency in a more recent
> > version.
> 
> 5.0.8 is the available package for easy install (synaptic, Discover).  I
> need help learning how to "Make" an installation as the "How to" information
> from KMyMoney version 5.1-13 confuses me.  I read all I can find about
> KMyMoney "Make" installation and am baffled how to even begin.  I have
> downloaded the AppImage and successfully run it, apparently from the Cloud,
> because it doesn't install.  Running a finance manager from the cloud is
> unacceptable.
> 
> Only reason I attempted was I'm trying to learn how to maintain, clean,
> properly configure and improve.  I didn't really want to add another of the
> same currencies.
> 
> I'm hoping my problems with KMyMoney and my presence here helps me to be a
> better Linux user and, maybe... a programmer and I certainly Thank you for
> your reply.

(In reply to Thomas Baumgart from comment #2)
> Just did that (use appimage to reproduce) and got the crash. In fact, it
> does not make sense to do that, but on the other hand, the application
> should not crash either.

I'm a computer hacker from an earlier era, when help was less structured and a
little easier.  I appreciate your reply and am willing to do anything I can to
assist... and to learn and to become a better Linux user and programmer.

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