[ale] KMyMoney2 Cool Stuff

[Dow Hurst]

You can use checkinstall to create the rpm for your package and avoid 
getting your rpm database out of sync.  SuSE comes with checkinstall so 
install that with Yast2.  Then just:

./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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