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GnuCash runs under Windows, Mac OS X, and many flavors of Linux/Unix. Installation is generally quite easy; instructions specific to different supported operating systems are given below.  
GnuCash runs under Windows, Mac OS X, and many flavors of Linux/Unix. Installation is generally quite easy; instructions specific to different supported operating systems are given below.
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== Linux ==
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If you need to use a version of GnuCash more up to date than the version available from your operating system or distribution's repositories and software sources, you can build GnuCash from source code. Links to instructions for building from the sources are provided on the appropriate OS/distribution installation pages. If specific instructions are not yet available for your system, you may consider adapting available instructions from a similar OS/distribution.
* [[Debian]], [http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=gnucash Debian packages]
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= Linux =
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You can check ''distrowatch.com'' for distributions which include
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:the [https://distrowatch.com/search.php?pkg=gnucash&relation=equal&pkgver={{Version}}&distrorange=InAny#pkgsearch recent],
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:an [https://distrowatch.com/search.php?pkg=gnucash&relation=greaterequal&pkgver={{FallbackVersion}}&distrorange=InLatest#pkgsearch almost recent] or also
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:[https://distrowatch.com/search.php?pkg=gnucash&relation=greater&pkgver=1&distrorange=InLatest#pkgsearch older] versions of GnuCash.
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Notes on specific distributions:
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* [[Debian]]
 
* [[Gentoo]]
 
* [[Gentoo]]
 
* [[Mandriva]]
 
* [[Mandriva]]
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* [[Ubuntu]]
 
* [[Ubuntu]]
  
== Windows ==
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= Windows =
* [[Windows|Microsoft Windows]]: GnuCash runs on Windows. Download the binary package from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192 sourceforge.net].
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* [[Windows|Microsoft Windows]]: GnuCash runs on Windows.  
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Download the binary installer package from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192 sourceforge.net].
  
== Mac OS X ==
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= Mac OS X =
 
* GnuCash runs on Mac OS X. Download the binary package from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192 sourceforge.net].
 
* GnuCash runs on Mac OS X. Download the binary package from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192 sourceforge.net].
 
* For compiling GnuCash on Mac OS X, see [[MacOSXInstallation]] and specific [[MacOSX/Quartz]] tips
 
* For compiling GnuCash on Mac OS X, see [[MacOSXInstallation]] and specific [[MacOSX/Quartz]] tips
  
== Other Operating Systems ==
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= Other Operating Systems =
 
* [[FreeBSD]]
 
* [[FreeBSD]]
 
* [[Solaris]]
 
* [[Solaris]]

Revision as of 05:15, 14 June 2018

GnuCash runs under Windows, Mac OS X, and many flavors of Linux/Unix. Installation is generally quite easy; instructions specific to different supported operating systems are given below.

If you need to use a version of GnuCash more up to date than the version available from your operating system or distribution's repositories and software sources, you can build GnuCash from source code. Links to instructions for building from the sources are provided on the appropriate OS/distribution installation pages. If specific instructions are not yet available for your system, you may consider adapting available instructions from a similar OS/distribution.

Linux

You can check distrowatch.com for distributions which include

the recent,
an almost recent or also
older versions of GnuCash.

Notes on specific distributions:

Windows

Download the binary installer package from sourceforge.net.

Mac OS X

Other Operating Systems