Quickbooks??

RockLee · 12-31-2008, 12:59 PM

I am new Linux and Ubuntu and was wondering if Quickbooks can be installed on Ubuntu or any other Linux OS??

lensman3 · 12-31-2008, 01:28 PM

Not in raw form:

BUT--->

You can use gnucash (which I use) which is free.

OR

Install the free VMware version, load XP/Vista and install Quickbooks and run it there. Once you install VMware, all of windows is installable and will run.

OR

Install WINE and run Quickbooks under WINE. (I have never tried Quickbooks under WINE, so it might not run there).

Hope this helps.

RockLee · 12-31-2008, 02:50 PM

Will that GNUCash Convert Quickbooks file or do you have to start over from scratch?

shuuhen · 12-31-2008, 03:22 PM

There's an import function that says it can do QIF files. I haven't used Quickbooks myself, but as long as it's exported as a QIF it should work.

lensman3 · 01-01-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockLee

Will that GNUCash Convert Quickbooks file or do you have to start over from scratch?

I started fresh. GNUCash doesn't have all the functionality of Quickbooks. I use it for my personal checking and do Invoices for my consulting. The Invoice part is a lot different than Quickbooks (I like Quickbooks invoice's better). The reason I quit Quickbooks is that the software contacts Symantic(?) every time it starts up.

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RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Quickbooks?? I am new Linux and Ubuntu and was wondering if Quickbooks can be installed on Ubuntu or any other Linux OS??

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lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Quickbooks?? Not in raw form: BUT---> You can use gnucash (which I use) which is free. OR Install the free VMware version, load XP/Vista and install Quickbooks and run it there. Once you install VMware, all of windows is installable and will run. OR Install WINE and run Quickbooks under WINE. (I have never tried Quickbooks under WINE, so it might not run there). Hope this helps.

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RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: Quickbooks?? Will that GNUCash Convert Quickbooks file or do you have to start over from scratch?

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