Fedora and Moneydance install Question

david walcroft david_walcroft at yahoo.com.au
Tue Nov 30 04:42:07 UTC 2004


Terry R. Grier wrote:

> * These are the instructions on how to install moneydance.  there are 
> no YUMs for it.
> I need/want this program to work with Fedora 3.
> I have followed this to the letter.  and the files are in the folder.
> But at the comand line when I type moneydance I get 'bash: moneydance: 
> command not found'
> *
>
> *I am just wasting my time here?  .... or am I missing a step?
> or ... are these instructions... no good? ....
> *
>
> *the program runs in Java.  I followed the instruction on 
> fedorafaq.org and installed java first.*
>
> *www.moneydance.com
> *
>
> *If this will not work... what program to people use for personal 
> finances?  I truly enjoyed using this program.
> T
>
> *
>
>   Once you have downloaded the appropriate package, untar the file 
> into a directory on your system like so:
>
>  %> gunzip moneydance_*.tar.gz
>  %> tar xf moneydance_*.tar -C /usr/local
>
> This will create the /usr/local/moneydance directory. We use 
> /usr/local as an example, Moneydance can be installed in any location.
>
> ** /Please skip this step if you are not installing the "Other" 
> package. / If you downloaded the "Other" package above, you will need 
> to create a symbolic link named "jre" in the /usr/local/moneydance 
> directory that points to the location of Java on your system. For 
> example, if your java executable is at /usr/j2se/bin/java then you 
> should create the link like so:
>
>  %> cd /usr/local/moneydance
>  %> ln -s /usr/j2se jre
>
>
>
> ** You can now run Moneydance by executing the 'moneydance' script in 
> the new directory.
>
>  %> /usr/local/moneydance/moneydance
>
> To make starting Moneydance from the command line easier, you can 
> create a symbolic link in your path that points to the moneydance 
> startup script:
>
>  %> cd /usr/local/bin

                ^^^^^^^^^^^

>
>  %> ln -s /usr/local/moneydance/moneydance moneydance
>
> For your convenience we have provided a moneydance.xpm file that can 
> be used with a desktop icon for launching Moneydance from a GUI such 
> as KDE or GNOME.
>
Terry,
    Is /usr/local/bin on your $PATH

 david














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