Setting XDG_DATA_HOME and XDG_CONFIG_HOME will affect more than just gnucash.
It also
affect many other parts of the gnome or kde desktop environments.
If gnucash always starts as if it has never run before, it's most likely
gnucash can't
communicate with gsettings. Part of the gnucash setting
Thanks for the advice Geert!
I have tried setting GNC_CONFIG_DIR and GNC_DATA_DIR as well but get the same
result. I guess it is gSettings/dconf that mess things up.
As this is 3.8b+ version (packaged in Ubuntu 20.04), I may revise my backup
strategy and move on to 4.4 and flatpak instead. Some
Very technology challenged user.
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Hi,
On Fri, January 8, 2021 10:50 am, Jesse VonStein wrote:
> Very technology challenged user.
GnuCash creates a log file and backup data files as you enter and save
your data. This is to prevent data loss, so is a good thing.
By default, GnuCash stores those logs and backup files in the same
di
A few years back I was going to switch from using Quicken to GnuCash. I
downloaded and spent a fair amount of time reading about GnuCash and getting
my Quicken Account imported. For me, it was a bit of a learning curve and a
lack of time thwarted my effort. I now hope to make the move for good.
Hi,
I plan to update the software on my main router over the weekend.
Exact time still TBD, but if all goes well you will barely see a blip.
If it does NOT go well, then it's possible there might be some extended
downtime to code.gnucash.org.
Based on my research there has been a lot of positive
> On Jan 8, 2021, at 8:53 AM, Tfastle via gnucash-user
> wrote:
>
> A few years back I was going to switch from using Quicken to GnuCash. I
> downloaded and spent a fair amount of time reading about GnuCash and getting
> my Quicken Account imported. For me, it was a bit of a learning curve
Welcome back!
Let me start with the last point first: in my experience, Gnucash's developer
team is deeply committed to compatibility, and works to ensure that upgrades
preserve ALL previous data. Furthermore, the default data storage is XML, which
is text that is human readable, and fully tra
Tfastle,
I am currently at release 3.8, half way through the process of migrating
from 2.6.xx to 4.4. I can tell you that the migration is very time
consuming and it looks like it is going to be a challenge to take the step
from 3.8 to 4.4 in a Linux OS.
If you are contemplating running GnuCash
On 2021-01-08 07:56, Derek Atkins wrote:
> On Fri, January 8, 2021 10:50 am, Jesse VonStein wrote:
>> Very technology challenged user.
>
> GnuCash creates a log file and backup data files as you enter and save
> your data. This is to prevent data loss, so is a good thing.
> By default, GnuCash st
Stan,
On Fri, January 8, 2021 1:26 pm, Stan Brown wrote:
>
> (In my opinion, it's unfortunate that GnuCash writes temporary files to
> the data directory rather than %TEMP% or the equivalent, because it
> leads to the problem the OP is asking for help. I know we had a
> discussion a few months ago
I have a number of brokerage-like accounts (cursed with multiple TIAA
contracts…). In most cases, the Total(period) column in the account tree page
lists $0.00 as that total.
I did a roth conversion at the end of 2020 that resulted in the money for the
conversion being moved to the new account
Well, I would first like to say thanks for the very thoughtful and
informative replies!
I should have mentioned in my first post that I am not an overly "inner
works of a computer" savvy person and even less so with the inner workings
of software some of that was a bit over my head.
When I first
David,
The total value of brokerage accounts is usually zero because that number
only represents the cash in the account. The securities are valued
separately, usually in their share amounts. You would need to separately
make sure that GnuCash has been updated with the value of each of those
sha
On 2021-01-08 10:44, Derek Atkins wrote:
> I would argue that Log and Backup files are not temporary and should
> definitely not be treated as such.
I don't think we're that far apart. I don't delete them immediately, and
I don't suppose you really mean that these files, numbering in many
thousa
Read over John's reply again.
If you want to 'start fresh' then just install 4.4 and then start importing.
I'm not sure if Quicken allows you to export a date range of data. If
so, then following John's advice, export the very first month of data,
then import it into GnuCash. Then export the s
All security values are updated on a roughly daily basis. And since all of my
investments and other accounts are linked to USD, I still don’t see any
difference between the account that reports a ‘real’ total vs. the accounts
that report 0.00.
--
Dave Reiser
dbrei...@icloud.com
> On Jan 8,
Parenthetically, this year, having business holidays around calendar
year-end, you need to make sure that you understand how Gnucash picks
values out of the price database when designing your reports.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 12:55 PM David Reiser via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
I too highly recommend this step not be skipped! (if so inclined)
Regards,
Adrien
On 1/8/21 11:28 AM, D. via gnucash-user wrote:
8) Relax, don't worry, have a home brew. (This last directive might not apply
to the current set of activities)
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For each account, is ti's value in US Dollars or is it in shares that have
some US Dollar value per share??
On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:51 PM David Reiser wrote:
> All security values are updated on a roughly daily basis. And since all of
> my investments and other accounts are linked to USD, I sti
The brokerage parent is in dollars. The individual fund accounts under it are
in shares. But it’s the same setup for both the account that shows a ‘real’
total and those that show 0.00.
--
Dave Reiser
dbrei...@icloud.com
> On Jan 8, 2021, at 2:55 PM, David Carlson wrote:
>
> For each accou
Years ago Quicken allowed exporting data (in their version of QIF format)
for a limited time interval and/or for one, several or all accounts, but I
do not know if that is still true. They also used to allow simply
exporting your account tree with no transaction data. Good luck!
On Fri, Jan 8, 2
What, exactly do you mean by 'real' total?
On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:59 PM David Reiser wrote:
> The brokerage parent is in dollars. The individual fund accounts under it
> are in shares. But it’s the same setup for both the account that shows a
> ‘real’ total and those that show 0.00.
> --
> Dav
Going back to the question in the title of this thread, the Total(period)
indicates the sum of all transactions for that account during the default
period, which, I think, is the current year. Check your preferences on
that. So the number for the brokerage account period would be the sum of
dolla
David,
I don't understand; could you explain what exactly is taking such a long time
to upgrade? I've been using Gnucash for, like, 15 years, and the upgrade
process (across multiple major versions [I believe I started around 2.0.5 or
so], using multiple installation methods [anyone remember f
The Total(Period) column includes the value of actual transactions during the
period. Changes in valuation aren't counted in this value because they are
unrealized. You are seeing a number in the one account precisely because you
rolled the money over from one account to another. That was an act
I finally understand that a transaction must occur during the period to be
included.
However, the unrealized gain is included for stock transactions based in the
current period. The Account Tree is not a report, so it’s unclear how one might
change the evaluation. But my Total(period) for the a
First, I just know enough about computers to be dangerous. So I am ultra
conservative about going in over my head trying to stay near the (b)leading
edge of technology. Like you I have been using GnuCash since very early in
the 2.something days sometime after it was ported to Windows.
That said,
On 1/8/21 6:03 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> Now Linux technology has started to move away from PPA protocols toward
> Flatpack or possibly other alternatives that I still feel need more
> development before I am ready to jump from GnuCash 3.8 to 4.4 or beyond.
> Reading the tales of woe here and on t
Dan
Fairly complete build instructions are given in the wiki
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building_On_Linux. These were written
primarily from Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian distros and dwork for GC4.4 on
LinuxMint20/Ubuntu 20.04. The critical step is getting all the dependency
headers and libraries lo
Well, I must chime in.
You all are way over my head now but the thread seems lively and is
entertaining. I think what I will do is save my file in a safe place and
try the update and see what happens and, along the way, learn a little.
Then, maybe I'll understand a bit more of what is being dis
A last note: during upgrades, check the trace file for possibly important
logs. These are overwritten, hence upgrade messages can disappear easily.
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile
On Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 9:58 am Tfastle via gnucash-user, <
gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
> Well, I must chim
David,
Thanks for clarifying. I agree with all your points--especially about the fine
work of the developers!
David T.
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