GNUCash in 12.04 does not have an SQL option

[NoOp]

On 01/15/2013 05:48 PM, Alan McKay wrote:
> Hey folks, my gnucash that I installed from apt-get on my 12.04
> desktop does not seem to have an option to use a SQL (MySQL) database.
>  It only has XML
> 
> http://gnucash.org/docs/v2.4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-files1.html
> 
> That link just sort of assumes you have SQL support and does not tell
> you how to enable it.
> 
> Do I have to build this myself with SQL support, or is there a way to
> add it with apt?
> 
> I don't see anything when I do "apt-cache search gnucash"
> 

See:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnucash/+bug/869266>

Close gnucash.
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install libdbd-mysql libdbd-sqlite3
Then start gnucash & do a 'Save As' - you should now get the sqlite3 and
mysql options.