How to install GNU Cash on Ubuntu 17.04

To install GNU Cash on Ubuntu 17.04

GnuCash is free small-business, financial-accounting software designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible. It allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. It also contains features such as double-entry bookkeeping, scheduled transactions, multi-currency transaction handling, budget and credit card reconciliation. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of GNU cash on Ubuntu 17.04.

Installation procedure

To start with the installation procedure, add repository in default repository path of ubuntu.

root@linuxhelp:~# sudo sh -c ' echo " deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc)-getdeb apps"  > >  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list' 

The repositories are added to the system. Update your system by executing the apt-get update command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease
Get:5 http://screenshots.getdeb.net zesty-getdeb InRelease [9,599 B]
Ign:5 http://screenshots.getdeb.net zesty-getdeb InRelease
Get:6 http://screenshots.getdeb.net zesty-getdeb/apps amd64 Packages [58.3 kB]
Get:7 http://screenshots.getdeb.net zesty-getdeb/apps i386 Packages [59.2 kB]
Fetched 127 kB in 9s (12.7 kB/s)    
Reading package lists... Done

The system has been updated with the required repositories. Next install the GNU Cash by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install gnucash
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2-common gnucash-common
  gnucash-docs guile-2.0 javascript-common libalgorithm-c3-perl
  libaqbanking-data libaqbanking35 libaqbanking35-plugins libaqebics0
  libaqhbci23 libaqofxconnect7 libb-hooks-endofscope-perl
  libbytes-random-secure-perl libclass-c3-perl libclass-c3-xs-perl
.
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.
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Setting up libdatetime-locale-perl (1:1.11-1) ...
Setting up libdatetime-perl (2:1.42-1) ...
Setting up libfinance-quote-perl (1.38-1) ...
Setting up gconf-service-backend (3.2.6-3ubuntu7) ...
Setting up gconf-service (3.2.6-3ubuntu7) ...
Setting up libgoffice-0.8-8 (0.8.17-7) ...
Setting up gnucash (1:2.6.17-1~getdeb1) ...
Setting up python-gnucash (1:2.6.17-1~getdeb1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ...

The application has been installed successfully in the system. Type the application name in the Ubuntu dashboard, click on the icon to run the application.

The GNU Cash is installed successfully in the system.

You can skip the tip of the day pop-up by clicking forward option.

The menu bar of GNU Cash is shown on the screen.

The installation procedure of GNU Cash on Ubuntu 17.04 is done without any glitches.

Tag : GnuCash Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
What is GNU Cash?
A
GnuCash is free small-business, financial-accounting software designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible. It allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income, and expenses.
Q
if its posiible to install GNU Cash on Debian?
A
To install GNU Cash please refer the link as follow "https://www.linuxhelpbkp.revyy.com/how-to-install-gnu-cash-on-debian-8-3/"
Q
I'm having trouble with GnuCash. Where can I ask for help?
A
GNU cash has primary support channel is our mailing lists. We also have an IRC channel which is usually monitored by at least one developer during business hours in European and American time zones.
Q
Can I ask questions on the wiki talk pages for GNU cash?
A
No, Please use the mailing lists or IRC channel for questions to GNU Cash.
Q
How can I make a donation to the GnuCash project?
A
The Donation page on our website has information about how you can donate to the GnuCash project. We appreciate your support.