Martin, Thanks for that, I was wondering how to update the flatpak version but it's really simple when someone explains the steps required :-) Works like a charm.
Cheers, another David :-) On Sun, 2 Oct 2022 at 19:08, Martin Booth via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > Hi David, > > I used: > > $sudo cp -R /(path-to-source) /(path-to-target) > > as I could not workout how you would update it in flatpak with the gnc > commands. > > Then I checked the Alphavantage.pm file with a text editor to verify > the (version 1.53) > > Bruce sent an email recently confiming the file name discrepancy > relating to the version number when he released the update this week. > > So, the command I used is once I extracted the file to the Documents > folder: > > sudo cp -R ~/Documents/Finance-Quote-1.53/lib/Finance > /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/98bea86b69a63cc6 > ed5a1854344d115a683d6cee7ca56b81e7210f2da2706d88/files/lib/perl5/site_p > erl/5.32.0 > > Once copied go to the Alphavantage.pm file and check the version > number. > > regards, > Martin > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2022-10-01 at 21:29 +0000, David G. Pickett via gnucash-user > wrote: > > I have the flatpak install on Ubuntu, and 1.49 was fine, but better > > is the enemy of good enough. I downloaded and extracted, but was not > > sure how to install. I googled > > up https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-help/finance-quote-insta > > ll.html and > > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-help/finance-quote- > > helper.html#gnc-fq-update. > > > > I ran the sudo on the flatpak gnc-fq-update (sudo > > /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/98bea86b69a63c > > c6ed5a1854344d115a683d6cee7ca56b81e7210f2da2706d88/files/bin/gnc-fq- > > update), but out of paranoia said 'yes', and it is still busy > > installing CPAN for, I guess, everything perl! I am not sure what > > their canary was telling me, but I said 'y' to continue, too! > > Compiling and then installing a bunch of stuff now! 40 odd minutes > > so far! I am not sure it is wise to interrupt it! Wow, 48 minutes > > and it says: > > Appending installation info to /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux- > > gnu/perl/5.34.0/perllocal.pod BPSCHUCK/Finance-Quote-1.52.tar.gz > > /usr/bin/make install -- OK > > > > Maybe it is not so slow if you say no. How does it normally find > > where I loaded the new modules? The docs might say what is different > > for flatpak, as that is the only way to get/run newer Ubuntu LTS > > gnucash bits. > > I am wondering if the Finance Quote update could be a lot more user > > friendly and automatic, like under the usual 3 or 4 kinds of update: > > Ubuntu Software, flatpak, snap, ...? > > So is my 1.52 as good as 1.53? Did I need to download anything? > > > > It still runs 1.49, too! > > flatpak run --command=gnucash-cli org.gnucash.GnuCash --quotes get > > /home/dgp/GnuCash/ubuntu-DGPickett.gnucashF: X11 socket /tmp/.X11- > > unix/X0 does not exist in filesystem, trying to use abstract socket > > instead. > > ** (process:229798): WARNING **: 17:27:21.672: Failed to connect to > > bus: Could not connect: Connection refusedFound Finance::Quote > > version 1.49. > > How to get it to see a newer version? > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
