Managing Finances in Linux

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MagicAlex · Post by **MagicAlex** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:10 pm

I'm wondering there are any programs/scripts for Linux that can help with keeping track of financial records? I don't want something as loaded as Quicken, but I'd prefer not to mess around with spreadsheets either. I looked into Perl to see if I could write some scripts that can handle this stuff, but I keep getting sidetracked. It would save me a lot of time if someone has already done something like this, or if there's a Quicken-like program for Linux I'll just use that since I'm losing track of my records almost daily. Any help would be appreciated.

/dev/random · Post by **/dev/random** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:43 pm

gnucash

MattSharp · Post by **MattSharp** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:01 pm

/dev/random wrote:gnucash

I second that. It's as close to Quicken as I have seen. It pisses me off sometimes, but it's a pretty good program.

MagicAlex · Post by **MagicAlex** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:51 pm

For all those dependencies it sure compiled quickly. It looks like it'll do the trick, but I'm wondering if there's a way to record transactions from the commandline.

dol-sen · Post by **dol-sen** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:43 pm

It will import data. You will just need to create a little script to input your data and format it properly if you don't want to remember the transaction layout. I haven't imported data yet, but probably will have to soon.

karnesky · Post by **karnesky** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:45 pm

MagicAlex wrote:It looks like it'll do the trick, but I'm wondering if there's a way to record transactions from the commandline.

Not yet. A couple devs have it as a possible future feature.

tsunam · Post by **tsunam** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:07 pm

I've actually been using grisbi. It had fewer dependencies then gnucash. has a decent interface, and minus one pecular crash it's done well for me

karnesky · Post by **karnesky** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:25 pm

tsunam wrote:I've actually been using grisbi. It had fewer dependencies then gnucash. has a decent interface, and minus one pecular crash it's done well for me

GnuCash has MANY dependencies, but they aren't particularly heavy-weight. Grisbi is a good single-entry system & is under good development. I think GnuCash is a much better financial app due to dual-entry, investment/currency management, and quality of english documentation.

tsunam · Post by **tsunam** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:42 pm

grisbi supports currency management

. Takes some work but will work. I'm also a minimalist, when it comes to installing packages. Requirements for gnome-* files is not something that I consider "light". 48 packages for gnucash vrs the 3 or so I had for grisbi will keep me using grisbi

karnesky · Post by **karnesky** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:03 pm

tsunam wrote:grisbi supports currency management .

Sort of. But GnuCash's is just more evolved. In GnuCash, I can download my stocks and currency conversions each evening after market close via a cron script. Not anything remotely like that in Grisbi, AFAIK. You have to update it manually in the preferences. This convesrion is also somewhat Euro-centric (with the Will Switch to Euro check-box). For my stocks, bonds, and mutual funds--forget it.

Requirements for gnome-* files is not something that I consider "light". 48 packages for gnucash vrs the 3 or so I had for grisbi will keep me using grisbi

Number isn't everything & will depend on what else you have installed & also what your USE flags are. Most of those 48 packages for gnucash are probably tiny. But yes, gnome-libs & gnome-print & gal & gtkhtml & guppi can add up. But then so can tetex if you want to print anything from Grisbi!

ansient · Post by **ansient** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:08 pm

I like openoffice.org calc.

karnesky · Post by **karnesky** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:09 pm

As can be guessed by previous posts, I'm a huge GnuCash fan. But I've tried them all & grisbi is good. Two other goodies are KMyMoney and jGnash. I maintain a short FAQ on all of these options on another board.

KayZee · Post by **KayZee** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:33 am

Might want to look at SQL-Ledger
http://www.sql-ledger.org

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7290

--Karl

Albert_Alligator · Post by **Albert_Alligator** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:30 am

KayZee wrote:Might want to look at SQL-Ledger
http://www.sql-ledger.org

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7290

--Karl

Yes, actually, I'm trying to install this right now. If I get it working, I'll post a How-To.

Cheers,

Al

gen2fox · Post by **gen2fox** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:18 am

ansient wrote:I like openoffice.org calc.

Same here, what kept me from GnuCash is its long list of deps, Grisbi looks interesting, it's emerging as we speak.

georwell · Post by **georwell** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:24 am

I used gnucash for years, but recently moved to kymoney2. I had some pretty good reports I wrote for GNUCASH in scheme, which kmymoney2 doesn't even come close to offering. But kymoney2 works better for my purposes now.

linuxinit · Post by **linuxinit** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:03 am

I know a guy that uses nothing but a Spreadsheet program. He should seriously sell it. He's spent years tweaking it, adding features, etc... Maybe that would work for you, maybe not. It's a matter of taste really. :)

yokem55 · Post by **yokem55** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:13 pm

Kmymoney2 is also an excellent choice. It still has a very active development community and it is makeing very nice and fast progress.

massysett · Post by **massysett** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:07 pm

MagicAlex wrote:For all those dependencies it sure compiled quickly. It looks like it'll do the trick, but I'm wondering if there's a way to record transactions from the commandline.

http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/cashutil/

vishnja · Post by **vishnja** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:27 pm

georwell wrote:I used gnucash for years, but recently moved to kymoney2. I had some pretty good reports I wrote for GNUCASH in scheme, which kmymoney2 doesn't even come close to offering. But kymoney2 works better for my purposes now.

The same here. I'm using kmymoney2. It's quite nice:-) have a look at it!

Insanity5902 · Post by **Insanity5902** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:22 pm

Albert_Alligator wrote:Yes, actually, I'm trying to install this right now. If I get it working, I'll post a How-To.

Cheers,

Al

If you need help, I have been using it for about a year for by small business. Works great, but I think it might be too big for some basic finiancing. I use Moneydance, I know it cost money, but it is cross-platform (read java based) but it works great, and it is nice seeing the same interface whether in windows or linux.

www.moneydance.com

hiroki · Post by **hiroki** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:22 pm

Insanity5902 wrote: If you need help, I have been using it for about a year for by small business. Works great, but I think it might be too big for some basic finiancing. I use Moneydance, I know it cost money, but it is cross-platform (read java based) but it works great, and it is nice seeing the same interface whether in windows or linux.

www.moneydance.com

unfortunately MoneyDance doesn't support HBCI

slackeast · Post by **slackeast** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:57 am

i've tried all these apps and moneydance blows them away. unfortunately, it costs $29.00. Impressive app though. J

massysett · Post by **massysett** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:04 am

Try Ledger. Command-line accounting. This especially goes to MagicAlex if you're still watching this thread. It beats every other accounting app I have ever seen; it does exactly what I need it to do, and FAST!

http://www.newartisans.com/ledger.html

Post by **pjp** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:16 pm

I've just been using spreadsheets for years. I track various accounts, taxes and even fuel mileage. I mainly use them because I haven't gotten around to making my own solution (learning project).

Managing Finances in Linux

Managing Finances in Linux

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