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- Ubuntu releases twice a year, with version numbers indicating the year and month of release (y.mm). Each release also has a nickname. (The first release came out in October 2004; Ubuntu 4.10 was also known as "Warty Warthog.")
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LaunchPad
The version of GnuCash in the Ubuntu repositories tends to be a bit outdated. For Ubuntu, consult PPA for GnuCash Packaging. Here, you can add two repositories which, in addition to providing more updated packages, will also allow you to download and install an HBCI/OFX enabled version. Packages are provided for many of the most recent Ubuntu distributions. If you use this method, you can ignore the information in the following sections.
Standard Ubuntu Releases of GnuCash
If you have not followed the Launchpad procedure above, when you install GnuCash, the version you get will be the version archived for your release of Ubuntu. GnuCash is not officially maintained for Ubuntu, so it is the latest Debian version available when the Ubuntu release was "frozen" (as listed below).
As back-ported versions of GnuCash become available, you can activate the Backports repository to install the latest back-ported upgrade. (If fidelity to the rest of the supported release is important to you, also be sure to "pin" your Backports repository to a lower priority than the other repositories using an /etc/apt/preferences file, and install only the upgraded packages you use.) For more backport details see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports
Because back-ported releases come from Debian packages, even back-ported versions are usually at least a bit outdated, too. :-(
Ubuntu 8.10 ("Intrepid Ibex")
GnuCash 2.2.6 is included in Ubuntu 8.10, released October 27 2008. The new version of Add/Remove Software menu item should automatically activate the Universe repository when you search for GnuCash, making it slightly simpler to install. (If you still don't see GnuCash, go to Software Sources and activate the Universe repository.) Source building and back-porting procedures should be similar to previous releases. (Please note any changes here.)
Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron")
GnuCash 2.2.4 is included in Ubuntu 8.04, released April 24 2008. (Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" is an "LTS" or "Long Term Support" release to replace Ubuntu 6.06 "Dapper.") Source building and back-porting procedures should be similar to previous Ubuntu releases.
As always, activate the Universe repository in your Software Sources to make GnuCash available.
Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy Gibbon")
GnuCash 2.2.1 is included in Gutsy. Some minimal notes on building GnuCash appear in BuildGutsy. See the Debian page for more details.
Ubuntu 7.04 ("Feisty Fawn")
GnuCash 2.0.5 is included in Feisty, and 2.2.1 is available in the Feisty Backports repository. To enable online banking HBCI, the build instructions for Debian and Ubuntu are the same. See the Debian page for the instructions.
To build GnuCash 2.2 on Feisty, see Building#Feisty.
Ubuntu 6.10 ("Edgy Eft")
GnuCash 2.0.1 is included in Edgy. To enable online banking HBCI, the build instructions for Debian and Ubuntu are the same. See the Debian page for the instructions.
Ubuntu 6.06 ("Dapper Drake")
Binaries installing to /usr:
- 2.0.0 package: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1242104#post1242104
- Docs 1.9.0 package: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1247051&postcount=102
Binaries installing to /usr/local:
- 1.9.8 package: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1156619&postcount=58
- Docs 1.9.0 package: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1157798&postcount=62
BreezyBadgerInstallation instructions should basically work (perhaps with minor adjustments).
