[Kmymoney] Re: kmymoney 4.5.3 installation

[Winston Mangum]

Hi Alvaro,
     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.

Thanks again for your help,
Winston

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Alvaro Soliverez <asoliverez at kde.org>wrote:

> Hello Winston,
> I don't know who told you the tarball would install, but that's just not
> true.
> The 4.5.3 version contains some fixes, but unless you hit those
> particular problems that were solved in that version, I'd recommend
> you to stick to the version found on your distro.
>
> Regards,
> Alvaro
>
> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:20 AM,  <wlmangum at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >   Thanks for your response.  I installed kymoney 4.5.1 using the Ubuntu
> >  Software Center.  It installed perfectly.  I was looking for a more
> current
> > version and I found one (kmymoney-4.5.3.tar.bz2) at sourceforge.net.
>  Now
> > how do I install this "tar ball".  I  wanted a binary version rather than
> > try to build it myself.  I was told by someone that "just untar it" and
> it
> > will automatically install.
> > Any help will certainly be appreciated.
> > Thanks.
> > Winston Mangum
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Millington
> > Sent: Apr 17, 2011 5:33 AM
> > To: KMyMoney Users' mailing list
> > Subject: [Kmymoney] Re: kmymoney 4.5.3 installation
> >
> > I note you are new to Linux and I suspect you have just encountered for
> the
> > first time one of the big differences betweenLlinux and Windows.
> >
> > With Linux the easiest way of installing most programs (and kmymoney is
> no
> > exception) is to look for it in your distros package manager. You will
> most
> > likely find that references to kmymoney are in there. Select and it will
> be
> > automatically downloaded and installed.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > On 17/04/11 06:53, Thomas Baumgart wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > on Sunday 17 April 2011 07:26:35 Winston Mangum wrote:
> >
> > I am new to Linux.  I just downloaded kmymoney 4.5.3.  Now how do I
> install
> > it.  It isn't in a standard .tar file.
> >
> > Well, since you don't tell us in which format the file is and possibly
> where
> > you got it from, it is a bit like reading the crystal ball to give you
> > advice
> > for installation. Some information about the linux distribution and
> version
> > you use would also be helpful. Do you plan to install a binary version of
> > KMyMoney or do you intend to build it yourself from sources?
> >
> >
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