Software update request to gnuCash

[NoOp]

On 05/18/2011 07:20 AM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
...
> See this for the latest info: http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Ubuntu
> 
> The reasons are complicated but basically the outdatedness in Ubuntu
> is because GnuCash is in the Universe repository, meaning it isn't
> maintained officially by anyone at Canonical. The things in the
> Universe repository come to Ubuntu via Debian, and in the case of
> GnuCash, the path from GnuCash to Debian is delayed, probably due to a
> lack of GnuCash volunteers with Debian credentials. SO GnuCash will
> almost always be somewhat outdated in the Ubuntu repositories.
> 
> If you want to have the latest version of GnuCash as soon as it's
> released, it isn't hard to compile on your own system, but most folks
> will decide there are some small advantages to waiting for it to be in
> a repository.
> 
> GetDeb.net is a volunteer-run repository which often has had much more
> recent versions, AND is very easy to use -- follow the instructions at
> GetDeb.net to automatically install it as a repository.
> 

Mentioned/suggested in my post regarding GetDeb...

The only issue I have with GetDeb is that it enables a full repository
that the user might not wish to have. Update Manager thereafter nags to
upgrade this & that...

What I've found is if I want something from GetDeb I just go to the repo
directory directly & only download/install what I wish[1] or enable,
install what I want, and then disable the repo following the install.

[1]
http://archive.getdeb.net/
(when it's up & working)