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./configure
make
checkinstall
use rpm to install the new rpm from /usr/local/src/packages/RPM/
Your CVS download is now in the rpm database!
Thanks for the update on your experience! This is on my list of stuff
to do for the family. Yes, I agree that inflow should be greater than
outflow. ;-)
Thanks,
Dow
BruceG wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> A while back I posted asking for financial management package information -
> basically a GNUCash vs KMyMoney2 vs MoneyDance sort of thing. As a past user
> of MS Money - I wanted something simple to use and understand. So - it's
> update time.
>
> I installed KMyMoney2 from my SuSE 9.0 distribution and kinda sorta liked it.
> It worked well, was easy to use - so I subscribed to the KMyMoney2 users and
> developers e-mail lists to see what was going on.
>
> The buzz on the current stable version of KMyMoney2 was pretty good, so I
> installed 0.6.1 from source. A nicer package all around. Installing from
> source on SuSE 9.0 and Debian Testing was okay with help from the list. After
> checking, I didn't really need to install from source. SuSE has KMyMoney2
> 0.6.1 on their FTP server under the KDE upgrade section (under KDE apps).
>
> I imported 6 months of CC data, then manually (ouch!!!) entered 6 months of
> checking data. Now I've got from January to current. It certainly helps in
> seeing how much I am spending by category. As a side note, I took the
> scissors to my credit cards, opened a Credit Union savings and checking
> account, and selected a small amount from each paycheck to automatically go
> to my credit union savings account to start building a much needed emergency
> stash 'o cash. Nothing like looking at expenses versus income to make a
> person get a little focused. (hmmmm, income should be MORE than expenses -
> what a concept).
>
> There was a lot of good information on the developer's list about new
> features in the development branch of KMyMoney2 - so I decided to install
> from CVS. It was very straight-forward and worked like a charm. The newest
> stuff has some built-in reports (with data export to CSV so you can pull it
> into OpenOffice), income / expense category templates, and gpg encryption.
>
> I'm still trying to learn some features, but definately like the package.
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