GNUCash is OK, is easy to use and has excellent reports, etc. It has one drawback, however. Data is not stored in a database, it is recorded to an XML text file. That limits performance and usability. I have used Quickbooks in Linux (Red Hat 8.0) with Crossover Office. Everything worked fine except a couple of reports did not parse correctly. There is a commercial program called Quasar that runs in Linux. It has a decent interface and runs on top of Firebird. It supposedly has a retail focus. I think the best alternative is SQL-Ledger. It is a truly platform-independent open-source project developed in the LAMP stack (with PostgreSQL as the database instead of MySQL). It uses any web browser as a client. It is relatively easy to install, and easy to use. Open standards make it easy to get data in and out of the database. You can run it over a secure SSL connection. It will load on a wireless Palm LifeDrive with a web browser. The developer is excellent with support. I have gotten answers to questions on a Saturday afternoon. There are discussion groups, etc. The software is free to download, the manual and support costs $190. John Kuster -- Sihope Communications - The Twin Cities' FIRST all digital, all x2/56k ISP. Tired of Spam - Try an ISP with a solution - http://marvin.sihope.com