GNUKhata/C2/Welcome-to-GNUKhata/English

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Display desktop Welcome to this series of spoken tutorials on GNUKhata version 1.1
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Learning Objectives

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

  • Install GNUKhata on your local machine
  • Use GNUKhata software
  • Explore the interface of GNUKhata
  • Explore features of GNUKhata


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System Requirements

  • Ubuntu 12.04 Operating System
  • GNUKhata works well on all versions of Ubuntu
  • Starting from 11.04 and above.
  • It has also been tested on Debian Distro of GNU/Linux.

To open GNUKhata interface, we use:

  • It is recommended that users use Mozilla Firefox version 3.6 or above.
  • GNUKhata can also run smoothly on other browsers like Chromium and Opera.


What is GNUKhata?

GNUKhata is a Free and Open Source (FOSS) Accounting Software. It can be deployed by:

  • Both profit making and Non-profit making organisations
  • NGOs.

It provides a Free and Open Source(FOSS) solution for basic book keeping.


It provides a free and open source solution for basic book keeping. It includes all reports needed by accountants such as:

  • Ledgers
  • Trial Balance
  • Balance Sheet
  • This project was initiated by Mr. Krishnakant Mane from IIT-Bombay
  • He is the Team Leader of this Project.


FOSS
  • Here Free means not just free of cost
  • It is the freedom to modify the software
  • Re-distribute several copies of it.

Please read the GNU General Public License(GPL) version 3 under which GNUKhata is released.


GNUKhata supports a wide range of economic activity applications including:

  • Factories,
  • Farm-based productions,
  • Sales accounting &

Very soon will support Inventory.


Multi-Lingual and Multi-Platform Support
  • Soon to be available in various Indian languages,
  • This is Linux based software
  • Will soon be available for Windows.


Future Prospects

It will serve as a tool for remote banking


GNUKhata Official Website

For more information about GNUKhata, please visit our website http://gnukhata.org.

Why GNUKhata?
  • It is light weight
  • Robust
  • Modular
  • Simple to use by the end user.
  • It can be used on wide variety of data categories
  • It scales up with large volumes of data
  • Perfect for both small scale and large scale organisation.

You can

  • Create accounts
  • Add transactions
  • View reports.


  • Unique feature like Extended Trial Balance has been included.
  • Stands out to be a class apart from the other existing accounting software.

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancyvarkey, Trupti

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