How to display stock prices with decimals in Gnucash

Gnucash displays stock prices within the account as 47 + 22398/55939.To display them with decimal points, from the main menu, select Edit -> Preferences -> Numbers, Date, Time and check the box that says "Force Prices to display as decimals". When you double click on the account to make entries, the stock price will be … Continue reading How to display stock prices with decimals in Gnucash →

How to debug “There was a system error retrieving the price quotes” in Gnucash Finance::Quotes on Linux

There was a system error retrieving the price quotes. This error is a debugging nightmare as it is not specific, gives no clue as to where the error lies and there is no easy debugging mechanism to find out what went wrong. Nonetheless, all is not lost. In order to debug the problem, open a … Continue reading How to debug “There was a system error retrieving the price quotes” in Gnucash Finance::Quotes on Linux →

How to overcome erratic retrieval of stock quotes from the BSE India website in Gnucash Finance::Quotes MumbaiStock module

The below Perl code segment was used in the Finance::Quotes::MumbaiStock module which is used to retrieve stock quotes from BSE India. #Fetch the file using user_agent #$ua = $quoter->user_agent; Replaced by get_user_agent $ua = $quoter->get_user_agent(); #make user_agent as empty for conducive server response $ua->agent(''); $url = "$MSTK_URL"; $reply = $ua->mirror($url, $MSTK_ZIP); If $ua was made … Continue reading How to overcome erratic retrieval of stock quotes from the BSE India website in Gnucash Finance::Quotes MumbaiStock module →

How to change security code of an existing stock in Gnucash

In GnuCash, it is no more possible to change the security code by simply updating the symbol in the security editor. You have to add a new security code, then add the new stock or mutual fund account with the new security code and move the account transactions from the old stock code to the … Continue reading How to change security code of an existing stock in Gnucash →

How to query GTK3 theme currently in use on Linux, enable dark mode and display missing icons in Gnucash

To view the current GTK3 theme in use on the XFCE desktop environment that is pre-installed in distributions like Linux Mint or Xubuntu or Debian, open a terminal window and enter the following command: $ gtk-query-settings theme <enter> Upon enter, it displays the following: gtk-theme-name: "Mint-Y-Dark-Orange" gtk-icon-theme-name: "Mint-Y-Dark-Orange" ! gtk-fallback-icon-theme: NULL gtk-key-theme-name: NULL gtk-cursor-theme-name: "Bibata-Modern-Ice" … Continue reading How to query GTK3 theme currently in use on Linux, enable dark mode and display missing icons in Gnucash →

Must have applications on Linux

The below list of applications is a must-have for any Linux system. Not just for convenience, but additional capabilities too. The below list of applications is a must-have for any Linux system. Not just for convenience, but additional capabilities too. Download From internet Firefox Thunderbird Android Studio VirtualBox Google Chrome Mega InsyncHQ Spotify Vivaldi Browser … Continue reading Must have applications on Linux →

How to change the price retrieval source for stock quote to Yahoo as JSON in GnuCash

Recently, I wanted to change the stock quote source for the stocks in GnuCash. To do so, follow the steps below: To retrieve the stock quotes for National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange in India, use Yahoo as JSON as the source. To find the stock quote and abbreviation, visit the Yahoo Finance at … Continue reading How to change the price retrieval source for stock quote to Yahoo as JSON in GnuCash →

How to enable greyed out Get Quotes button in GnuCash for stock quotes retrieval

On fresh install of Xubuntu 20.04 LTS, it was noticed that the Get Quotes button on the Price Editor option of GnuCash was greyed out. To diagnose this, open a terminal window and enter the following commands:$ gnc-fq-check <enter> The error Can't locate Finance/Quote/Yahoo/Asia.pm in @INC is displayed. This means that the Finance::Quotes module is … Continue reading How to enable greyed out Get Quotes button in GnuCash for stock quotes retrieval →

How to delete Budget in Gnucash

Gnucash allows the creation of Budgets. To delete a Budget in Gnucash, start Gnucash, open the budget using Actions -> Open Budget, then to delete the budget opened, select Edit -> Delete Budget. That's it, the budget is deleted.

How to update Currency Quotes in GnuCash on Ubuntu

If you use GnuCash on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, then this will apply to you. Over last few months, I have not been able to get stock quotes or currency updates for stocks on the NYSE, NASDAQ, Yahoo Finance. The reason is that Yahoo Finance Finance::Quotes module does not work anymore to fetch the quotes and … Continue reading How to update Currency Quotes in GnuCash on Ubuntu →