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[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 51 points 4 months ago

I'm thinking about a Linux laptop with FOSS software for my business actually, Lemmy's relentless horde of pro-Linux propaganda has won me over

(OK I've always liked FOSS I've just never taken the jump)

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

but seriously, modern FOSS distros (yes, debian is modern, damnit!) are amazingly good. you have an exceptionally high probablility of switching and staying switched.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I'm looking forward to it!

Side note: anyone got recommendations for business software? I've started browsing the FOSS community here for ideas but I'm not sure what QuickBooks alternatives exist

[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 7 points 4 months ago

A quick Google shows Quickbooks to be cloud-based accounting software. For FOSS accounting, GnuCash exists so you could try that (it can also run on Windows and macOS). However, it's unlikely to have feature parity so if you like the added convenience that Quickbooks offers, see if you can use Quickbooks in a browser. Being cloud-based, they would probably build a browser version before building a Linux desktop app. If they don't and you need to run a Windows desktop app on Linux, you can probably do this using Bottles (which uses Wine and Proton under the hood, the tech that enables the Steam Deck).

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I mean yeah, but specifically I'd like something built for Linux that's good for just basic spreadsheet stuff. I'm an electrician so I mostly just need to track jobs and accounts.

[-] realbadat@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

Take a look at Apache OFBiz, Akounting, Frappe Books, and LedgerSMB.

[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Most of (what we call) Linux OSes are formally GNU/Linux. GnuCash is as close as it gets to "made for Linux". If you don't want an accounting-specific application, but just generic spreadsheets, check out LibreOffice.

I highly recommend GnuCash for accounting though: a fellow board member cleaned up an org's accounting by putting it all in GnuCash, where it was a bunch of error-prone Excel sheets before. That really made it easier to keep track and to do it right.