[NTLUG:Discuss] Looking for A Linux accounting book keeping suite.

[mike]

  (I apologize in advance if this has already been answered.. 
    i don't follow the threads too closely these days kids are 
    in town for the summer, but this one caught my attention.)

First, my (very) limited understanding of wine is that it requires an 
installed version of m$ in your filesystem somewhere. It just saves you the 
reboots and system hangs. (I could be wrong, since I'm just a "user" that 
doesn't rtfm ever.. if it needs that much work, there's gotta be a better way 
to do it.)  Running a program in wine that requires an install program first 
generally requires the install to run from a windows session (not from wine) 
then the installed program can be called from linux using wine.  I've only 
attempted 1 major install from linux using wine and that was enough to not 
try it again.  Others' results may vary. (please tell me if I'm wrong!)

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Accounting stuff for Linux that's windows free:

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GnuCash is a full featured personal accounting program. it will keep your 
checkbook, credit cards, personal portfolio, etc. It  won't do payroll, etc.  
It supports quicken imports and automated price updates. x  (I know this is 
slightly off the original thread.. just throwin it in here for the casual 
reader)

I can't say i use it (i'm terrible at money management... ) but if i did keep 
a e-ledger.. it looks good enough to use day in day out.

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Something like 30 Linux powered Financial programs reviewed on freshmeat (as 
of aug/2001):

	http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/269/

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Besides that, Freshmeat shows 68 projects in the accounting section. 
(searched 'accounting' in projects on freshmeat.net.) 


Happy penguin hunting.

(70 days windows free!)