I was about to say I’ve run side-by-side versions with ease before, but then realized, “I’m using a Mac.”
While building is not terribly difficult on linux (especially using the very good instructions on the wiki) if you aren’t up for it, consider using Virtualbox with a linux guest VM and consider running the other version there. If you’re on Linux or Windows this might be the easiest route to take. Regards, Adrien > On Jan 3, 2020 w1d3, at 10:32 AM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > > > >> On Jan 3, 2020, at 5:25 AM, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Somebody replied to a comment I made about not being able to install an >> updated GnuCash alongside an older GnuCash, but I lost track of the >> response. It seemed to relay a variety of ways they were able to achieve >> multiple installations, but I was unable to discern any information on how >> that was done. >> >> My wish for the ability to have multiple installations was for the >> installer dialog to allow this as an option, for anyone to use. I haven't >> installed GnuCash in a while, but the last time I did, the installer >> uninstalled the previous installation without an option to leave it there. >> At the time, I enquired about this very thing and was told it's not an >> option. >> >> What's the secret? > > You're probably not going to like this: The secret is to get a Mac. That's > because on Macs most applications are self-contained bundles containing all > of their non-system dependencies and there's no os-maintained list keeping > track of them. > > To have multiple installs on Windows or Linux one must bypass the > application/package management system by building and installing GnuCash > oneself, a task that's beyond the skills of most users. > > Regards, > John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.