The first step to getting started is to download and uncompress
CheckBook Tracker.
Get the latest executable from http://tony.maro.net/
I know what you're thinking "But I'll need to compile it! I don't
see an RPM (or other appropriate package type) for my distribution!"
Not to worry, CBT doesn't care what distribution you are running,
as long as it's Linux, you have GTK+, and it's Intel architecture (yes,
AMD is considered Intel architecture for this.)
Uncompress the package using your favorite archive utility, or from a
command line do:
tar -zxvf cbtracker-[VERSION].tar.gz
Replace [VERSION] with your version number - in other words, use tar
-zxvf followed by the name of the file you downloaded.