My brother loves it! Though needs accounting software.

[joehouse]

I have to admit to using Linux [any flavor] rarely as an addon OS on my main box here at home. Though when my brother needed a computer I took an old system and threw Ubuntu on it.

He likes it! Thinks it's fast, it's never crashed, and it works with all of his hardware! I have to admit he's had a better experience with it than I have!

[Wow, that's a lot of exclamation marks.]

Now his only problem is finding an affordable accounting software that has a similar range of abilities as Quickbooks [or Peachtree].

All help is appreciated.

joe

[waspbr]

I don't use financial software myself but I did a quick search around and I found a few links about it

this one seemed interesting
http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/269/

and this one

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12287


whenever I need to find some linux alternative to some windows software I always good : <windows software name> open source , I have found tons of stuff like that.


hope it helps

[armandh]

I would love to be a tester for Linux-quickbooks.
I don't want to reinvent the wheel
Love QB
love Ubuntu

intuit just need to get porting

4 companies running, one with payroll, and I'm to old to switch

[damis648]

I think you might be able to use GNUcash, Grisbi or Homebank.
Do

sudo apt-get install gnucash grisbi homebank
in terminal to install them so he can try them all out.