Zsolt, those other packages are most likely lua-dbi-common and lua-dbi-<backend> where <backend> is the name of your desired database backend. This is the nomenclature on Debian, but I guess on Ubuntu it should be the same. Otherwise look for „dbi” AND the <backend> in your package manager.
Üdv Thomas Am Donnerstag, 10. Oktober 2024, 23:43:59 CEST schrieb R Losey: > It may be that you merely need to install some other packages to support > the other options. > > It *IS* discrimination that the major distributors "discriminate" (that is, > "choose") what they do and don't include in their distributions. Most > people probably use the XML file, which I believe is the default, so they > just didn't include those other packages. But if you want them, you can get > them, which seems to me quite fair for those special few who want other > options. > > One could also claim that it is "discrimination" that the Stock Quote > feature works on Linux, but needs additional items on Mac and Windows to > work (specifically, Perl distributions). > > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM Gere Kiss Zsolt <zsolt.gk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > Thank you for your assistance. I have identified the key issue: it is > > related to the platform package. On Linux, GnuCash is preinstalled on the > > major distributions. However, the packages provide a binary that supports > > only the XML file format. As a result, when saving, there is only one > > format option available: XML, despite the presence of a selection box. This > > appears to be the case in Ubuntu, and it seems that this limitation is not > > widely communicated. > > > > I believe this situation could be considered a form of discrimination. If I > > wish to use a database backend, I will likely need to compile a GnuCash > > binary myself. While this is not a significant problem for me, it would be > > beneficial for others if this information were included on the download > > page or in the documentation. > > > > Thank you once again for your support. > > > > Best regards, > > Zsolt > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > „We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have > > one.” > > -- Confucius > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
