05-02-2019, 05:33 AM
3 apps to manage personal finances in Fedora
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora.png" width="1024" height="637" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>There are numerous services available on the web for managing your personal finances. Although they may be convenient, they also often mean leaving your most valuable personal data with a company you can’t monitor. Some people are comfortable with this level of trust.</p>
<p>Whether you are or not, you might be interested in an app you can maintain on your own system. This means your data never has to leave your own computer if you don’t want. One of these three apps might be what you’re looking for.</p>
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<h2>HomeBank</h2>
<p>HomeBank is a fully featured way to manage multiple accounts. It’s easy to set up and keep updated. It has multiple ways to categorize and graph income and liabilities so you can see where your money goes. It’s available through the official Fedora repositories.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora.png" alt="" class="wp-image-27638" /><figcaption>A simple account set up in HomeBank with a few transactions.</figcaption></figure>
<p>To install HomeBank, open the <em>Software</em> app, search for <em>HomeBank</em>, and select the app. Then click <em>Install</em> to add it to your system. HomeBank is also available via a Flatpak.</p>
<h2>KMyMoney</h2>
<p>The KMyMoney app is a mature app that has been around for a long while. It has a robust set of features to help you manage multiple accounts, including assets, liabilities, taxes, and more. KMyMoney includes a full set of tools for managing investments and making forecasts. It also sports a huge set of reports for seeing how your money is doing.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-27641" /><figcaption>A subset of the many reports available in KMyMoney.</figcaption></figure>
<p>To install, use a software center app, or use the command line:</p>
<pre class="wp-block-preformatted">$ sudo dnf install kmymoney</pre>
<h2>GnuCash</h2>
<p>One of the most venerable free GUI apps for personal finance is GnuCash. GnuCash is not just for personal finances. It also has functions for managing income, assets, and liabilities for a business. That doesn’t mean you can’t use it for managing just your own accounts. Check out <a href="https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=3&lang=C&doc=guide">the online tutorial and guide</a> to get started.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-27642" /><figcaption>Checking account records shown in GnuCash.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Open the <em>Software</em> app, search for <em>GnuCash</em>, and select the app. Then click <em>Install</em> to add it to your system. Or use <em>dnf install</em> as above to install the <em>gnucash</em> package.</p>
<p>It’s now available via Flathub which makes installation easy. If you don’t have Flathub support, check out <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/install-flathub-apps-fedora/">this article on the Fedora Magazine</a> for how to use it. Then you can also use the <em>flatpak install GnuCash</em> command with a terminal.</p>
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<p><em>Photo by </em><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/pElSkGRA2NU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText"><em>Fabian Blank</em></a><em> on </em><a href="https://unsplash.com/search/photos/money?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText"><em>Unsplash</em></a>.</p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora.png" width="1024" height="637" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>There are numerous services available on the web for managing your personal finances. Although they may be convenient, they also often mean leaving your most valuable personal data with a company you can’t monitor. Some people are comfortable with this level of trust.</p>
<p>Whether you are or not, you might be interested in an app you can maintain on your own system. This means your data never has to leave your own computer if you don’t want. One of these three apps might be what you’re looking for.</p>
<p> <span id="more-27635"></span> </p>
<h2>HomeBank</h2>
<p>HomeBank is a fully featured way to manage multiple accounts. It’s easy to set up and keep updated. It has multiple ways to categorize and graph income and liabilities so you can see where your money goes. It’s available through the official Fedora repositories.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora.png" alt="" class="wp-image-27638" /><figcaption>A simple account set up in HomeBank with a few transactions.</figcaption></figure>
<p>To install HomeBank, open the <em>Software</em> app, search for <em>HomeBank</em>, and select the app. Then click <em>Install</em> to add it to your system. HomeBank is also available via a Flatpak.</p>
<h2>KMyMoney</h2>
<p>The KMyMoney app is a mature app that has been around for a long while. It has a robust set of features to help you manage multiple accounts, including assets, liabilities, taxes, and more. KMyMoney includes a full set of tools for managing investments and making forecasts. It also sports a huge set of reports for seeing how your money is doing.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-27641" /><figcaption>A subset of the many reports available in KMyMoney.</figcaption></figure>
<p>To install, use a software center app, or use the command line:</p>
<pre class="wp-block-preformatted">$ sudo dnf install kmymoney</pre>
<h2>GnuCash</h2>
<p>One of the most venerable free GUI apps for personal finance is GnuCash. GnuCash is not just for personal finances. It also has functions for managing income, assets, and liabilities for a business. That doesn’t mean you can’t use it for managing just your own accounts. Check out <a href="https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=3&lang=C&doc=guide">the online tutorial and guide</a> to get started.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-apps-to-manage-personal-finances-in-fedora-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-27642" /><figcaption>Checking account records shown in GnuCash.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Open the <em>Software</em> app, search for <em>GnuCash</em>, and select the app. Then click <em>Install</em> to add it to your system. Or use <em>dnf install</em> as above to install the <em>gnucash</em> package.</p>
<p>It’s now available via Flathub which makes installation easy. If you don’t have Flathub support, check out <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/install-flathub-apps-fedora/">this article on the Fedora Magazine</a> for how to use it. Then you can also use the <em>flatpak install GnuCash</em> command with a terminal.</p>
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<p><em>Photo by </em><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/pElSkGRA2NU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText"><em>Fabian Blank</em></a><em> on </em><a href="https://unsplash.com/search/photos/money?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText"><em>Unsplash</em></a>.</p>
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