[mdlug] GNUCash (Was: Knoppix from Windoze)

[Richard Staff]

I believe GnuCash is double entry, because I had to create actual 
expense accounts (it had no categories) to use it.
Peace, Rick
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Robert Meier wrote:
> Stan,
>
>   
>> It has been said that GNU Cash is not ready.
>> Why?
>>     
>
> <IMHO>
> I would say that Gnucash is as ready as Quicken.
>
> The statement that "GNU Cash is not ready." probably stems
> from the fact that Gnucash is single entry, but so is Quicken.
> </IMHO>
>
> A double entry system posts data both into journals
> (referenced to source documents), and to ledgers
> (referenced to external statements).
> Consequently, like a forward-error-corrected transmission,
> any single error of ommission, duplication, or misamount
> can be identified and corrected.
> In practice, any count of errors less than the sum of the count of
> ledgers plus count of journals can be identified and corrected.
>
> Single entry systems, like Quicken and Gnucash are merely register lists
> like a checkbook.
> A single error can only be found by guess (or brute comparison against
> records filtered from a matching external ledger like a bank statement).
>
> In the past, I've supported businesses that successfully used
> MacMoney, PDS, and other commercial double-entry systems.
>
>   
>> Also, is there any way to run it in KDE?
>> I seems to be a Gnome only program.
>>     
>
> Yes.  SuSE installs Gnucash under KDE by default.
> I'm not aware of a problem running under KDE.
>
> Hopefully helpful,
>