OpenEMR 3.1 Ubuntu-Debian Package Installation
Overview
This package is basically a one-click installation/configuration package for Ubuntu and Debian OS that also configures Apache and PHP. It is extremely simple to install, and supports automated OpenEMR upgrading.
In Ubuntu, installation can either be done in desktop or command line. In Debian, we recommend installing via command line.
Desktop Ubuntu Installation
1) Download package here: openemr_3.1.0-1_all.deb (MD5 sum: 42c20feb0a72003e1b87466c61f5c707)
2) Double click openemr_3.1.0-1_all.deb file (this opens the GDEBI Package Installer)
3) Click 'Install Package'
- -Enter your Ubuntu password
4) During installation, click 'Terminal' occasionally to follow status and supply user input as needed
- -If prompted, create a mysql root password (applicable if installing mysql server)
- -If prompted, enter your mysql root password (during openemr installation)
5) Then login to OpenEMR, click in Ubuntu menu Applications-> Office-> Electronic Medical Records - OpenEMR
- (user is 'admin' , password is 'pass')
- (can also login to OpenEMR by browsing to http://localhost/openemr)
Command line Ubuntu Installation
Commands (commands are in red)
- wget downloads.sourceforge.net/openemr/openemr_3.1.0-1_all.deb
- sudo aptitude update
- sudo dpkg -i openemr_3.1.0-1_all.deb
- (If there was an error(s), then issue the following command (type 'Y' after): sudo apt-get install -f )
- -If prompted, create a mysql root password (applicable if installing mysql server)
- -If prompted, enter your mysql root password (during openemr installion)
Then login to OpenEMR:
- Desktop - Click in Ubuntu menu Applications-> Office-> Electronic Medical Records - OpenEMR
- (user is 'admin' , password is 'pass')
- (can also login to OpenEMR by browsing to http://localhost/openemr)
- Server - From another computer browse to server at http://server_IP_address/openemr .
- (user is 'admin' , password is 'pass')
- (server IP address can be found using 'ifconfig' command)
Command line Debian Installation
Commands (commands are in red)
- wget downloads.sourceforge.net/openemr/openemr_3.1.0-1_all.deb
- su
- aptitude update
- dpkg -i openemr_3.1.0-1_all.deb
- (If there was an error(s), then issue the following command (type 'Y' after): apt-get install -f )
- -If prompted, create a mysql root password (applicable if installing mysql server)
- -If prompted, enter your mysql root password (during openemr installion)
Then login to OpenEMR:
- Desktop - Click in Debian menu Applications-> Office-> Electronic Medical Records - OpenEMR
- (user is 'admin' , password is 'pass')
- (can also login to OpenEMR by browsing to http://localhost/openemr)
- Server - From another computer browse to server at http://server_IP_address/openemr .
- (user is 'admin' , password is 'pass')
- (server IP address can be found using 'ifconfig' command)
Support
Support:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openemr/forums
Authors:
Brady Miller <brady@sparmy.com> http://www.bradymd.com/appliance/
Amalu Obinna <amaluobinna@aol.com>