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 $PATH
david
When I try to execute I get the following.
[root@localhost bin]# /usr/local/moneydance/moneydance
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:
/usr/local/moneydance/j2re1.4.2_03/lib/i386/libawt.so: libXp.so.6:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.action.LoadLibraryAction.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.awt.NativeLibLoader.loadLibraries(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.DebugHelper.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
at
com.moneydance.apps.md.controller.Main.initializeApp(Main.java:255)
at com.moneydance.apps.md.controller.Main.main(Main.java:189)
at Moneydance.main(Moneydance.java:7)
more direction?