In contrast, proprietary packages can get very expensive. The following presentation breaks down a number of the accounting and finance software packages available on Linux primarily based on the intended sort of functionality. Many projects have come and gone to build software to run on Linux that provides functionality analagous to Quicken . CBB is licensed under the GPL as free software. Very active development is ongoing, including creating a backend to store data in a PostgreSQL database, as well as an RPC interface.
Binary packages are available for many distributions.
Unfortunately, the large set of library dependancies means that getting everything installed to permit compiling GnuCash is something of a challenge. GnuCash is licensed under the GPL as free software. MoneyDance Money Dance is a Java-based personal finance package, running on various platforms. These are the packages most likely to be of interest for those that would like to have something analagous to Quicken running on Linux. If your annual activity can fit onto a couple of sheets of paper, using manual methods to manage the data can be quite practical.