[TriLUG] Running QuickBooks in Virtual Box

[Hrivnak, Michael]

Virtualbox has been the go-to for some time, but I've had very good
experiences doing this with kvm and virt-manager. It has similar features
and tends to out-perform VB in benchmarks (not that performance is a
concern for you). It's also much more open-source friendly.

Depending on how you feel about cloud services, you may consider QB's cloud
service. Access it from anywhere, updates "just happen", it's easier to
share with an accountant, etc.

Michael


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Pete Soper <pete at soper.us> wrote:

> Satisfy ALL of the CPAs. The ones I've talked to wouldn't touch gnucash
> with a stick.
> -Pete
>
>
> On 04/09/2014 08:48 PM, Jeremy Davis wrote:
>
>> What does quickbooks do that gnucash does not?
>> On Apr 9, 2014 8:45 PM, "Ric Moore" <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  On 04/09/2014 08:29 AM, Grawburg wrote:
>>>
>>>  I'm considering changing my work system, which is currently WinXP, to
>>>> Debian 7 (to match my laptop at home). I have only
>>>> one program here that is only available for Windows -- Quickbooks.
>>>> Anyone
>>>> have any thoughts on the advisability of running
>>>> it in VB?  The current network is all WinXP, with one Win7, and we share
>>>> a Western Digital MyBook NAS.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  And THAT is the only thing to prevent total migration from Windows
>>> ...stinking Quickbooks. Linux REALLY needs a Quickbooks slayer app. Ric
>>>
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