source: xsoft/office/gnucash.xml@ 613c524f

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY gnucash-download-http "http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/sources/stable/gnucash-&gnucash-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY gnucash-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.at.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/gnucash/sources/stable/gnucash-&gnucash-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY gnucash-size          "7.4 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnucash-buildsize     "150 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnucash-time          "3.18 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="gnucash" xreflabel="GnuCash-&gnucash-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="gnucash.html" ?>
<title>GnuCash-&gnucash-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>GnuCash</application></title>

<para><application>GnuCash</application> is a personal finance manager.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnucash-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnucash-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnucash-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gnucash-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnucash-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
                                                                                
<sect3><title><application>GnuCash</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="db"/>, <xref linkend="gal1"/>,
<xref linkend="gtkhtml1"/>, <xref linkend="libghttp"/>,
<xref linkend="guppi"/> and
<xref linkend="gwrap"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>GnuCash</application></title>

<para>Install <application>GnuCash</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--prefix=/opt/gnome</parameter>: Version &gnucash-version; of 
<application>GnuCash</application> is a
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> 1.4 application.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>GnuCash</application></title>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<note><para><application>GnuCash</application> must be run as root once before 
use.  Simply executing <command>gnucash</command> from an <application>X
</application> terminal and clicking on the cancel button
is sufficient.  This must be done prior to setting up accounts as an
unprivileged user, due to the fact that
<application>GnuCash</application> must create scheme
catalogs for itself before it is used. </para></note>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>GnuCash</application> package contains <command>gnucash.</command></para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>gnucash</title>
<para><command>gnucash</command> is a personal finance manager.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>