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libfinance-quote-perl package

finance::quote makefile command line

Asked by Nicholas Shust

i need to install finance::quote to receive stock quotes for gnucash. i downloaded the software (perl script) from the website and the only instructions for installing it are to run some command lines (makefile, etc.). i cannot see how i can get to the command line prompt in ubuntu. how can i install the software otherwise?

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Best Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#1

In Ubuntu, the best way to install finance::quote is to install the package called libfinance-quote-perl. You can do this in the Software Center. If you have any trouble with that, please do not hesitate to post a reply in this question.

While I do not recommend you use the version from the finance::quote website (you have to perform manual steps to install it, and once it is installed it may or may not be recognized by programs that use it, and it would not necessarily be automatically updated when a new version is released even if the new version provides important bug fixes), and therefore you shouldn't need to access a command line in order to install the software, if in the future you want or need to use a command-line in Ubuntu, the best way to do it is often with the Terminal. You can open a Terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T. You can also find it in your applications (it is categorized under accessories).

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Nicholas Shust (nshust1) said : 		#2

Thanks Eliah Kagan, that solved my question.