GNUmed team planning a mini conference - get together

GNUmed has been around a while. Most communication happens via the mailing list. Not everyone is comfortable with mailing lists and users tend to stay away from it. That is why we are planning a get together in Leipzig, Germany.

There is no formal agenda yet but here are some possible action items.

* presentation of GNUmed by a user
* presentation of GNUmed by the lead developer
* workshop on how to build a plugin
* workshop on GNUmed installation (Windows, Mac, Linux)
* introduction to GNUmed for developers
* training on how to use GNUmed for users

To plan ahead we kindly ask anyone interested to let us know at either
* http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/GNUmedConf2012
* or via email to sebastian dot hilbert at gmx dot net

Conference languages will be German and English and sign language if neccessary. A date is not fixed yet but we are planning for a weekend in May or July in case any attendee will be coming from overseas etc.

If we find the ressources to do so we will try to set up a live stream for others to watch.

Ubunteros - we need you for GNUmed

Providing packages for various distributions is both challenging as well as rewarding. Many users are greatful when GNUmed is packaged for their favorite distribution. The challenge comes from the sheer number of operating systems and Linux distributions.

If you are a happy Ubuntu user and would like to support GNUmed by cooking up Ubuntu packages we would very much appreciate that. The nice thing about Ubuntu packages is that they pretty much stem from Debian packages without any change. And since Andreas Tille has continously provided high quality packages for Debian producing Ubuntu packages can be produced in about 30 minutes.

Please help out by donating 30 minutes each time a new version of GNUmed is released. Fellow Ubuntu users will be greatful. Help doctors install and update easily so they can have the best tools available to treat patients (which one day could be you)

GNUmed EMR available for Ubuntu

It has taken a while but now it is out. GNUmed 0.8 series is now available as Ubuntu packages. This has been made possible by the Debian med team. GNUmed 0.8 is a major feature update of the medical record application.

Head over to our wiki at http://wiki.gnumed.de and install it.

GNUmed in Debian and Ubuntu - when software becomes critical to your health

Both Debian and Ubuntu are about to release now versions of their respective distributions. Both include GNUmed, an electronic medical record. Previous releases never really shiped a fitting candidate for people to try out. This time we opted to provide a well tested version. But it turns out that a bug was found that had the potential to cause some serious medical trouble such as allergic reactions.

At this point both distributions were frozen to be further stabilized and no updates are allowed during that period to avoid introducing new bugs. However because of the severity of the problem we asked both the Debian people and the Ubuntu people to make and exception and include a fixed version of GNUmed.

Both camps agreed that this was the best option and included an updated version of GNUmed into their software repositories. Well done.

Sebastian Hilbert, MD

GNUmed electronic medical record - update for Ubuntu

The Ubuntu people are hard at work peparing the new Maverick release. Apparently Debian import freeze is in effect so the latest bugfix release (0.7.7) will not make it into Ubuntu.

I have filed a sync request at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnumed-client/+bug/607246

Hopefully some kind soul will take the according action. GNUmed 0.7.7 is the seventh bugfix release in the 0.7 series and we think it is pretty stable. This version will make it into Debian stable that is expected to go into feature freeze soon.

While we are working on exciting new features for the soon to be released 0.8 series of the electronic medical record we are quite happy that a stable GNUmed release will make it into Debian and Ubuntu.

GNUmed client 0.7.5 - call for testing

Hi all,

Please install and test GNUmed (its client and its server). The respective packages are gnumed-client and gnumed-server. The Personal Package Archive currently holds version 0.7.4. This is especially important for Ubuntu users since we are trying to get 0.7.5 into Lucid-proposed. I will try to upload 0.7.5 to the PPA today.

A Russian Ubuntu user (10.04) has reported a segfault when trying to start the client. We are not aware of any problems on the GNUmed side so any testing done by Russian Ubuntu users is very welcome.

We consider 0.7.5 a huge step forward compared to 0.6 which ships with Lucid. So your testing will directly make a difference for all current and future GNUmed users on Ubuntu.

More information is available at http://wiki.gnumed.de

Best regards,
Sebastian Hilbert
GNUmed Team

GNUmed electronic medical record 0.7.4 available for Ubuntu

GNUmed EMR 0.7.4 has released . This is a bug fix release. One of the issues
that are fixed is an issue that came during installation on Ubuntu Lucid server edition.

GNUmed 0.7.4 replaces the version that ships with Ubuntu Lucid. It is available from
the PPA.

Download and full instructions are available from the GNUmed wiki.

It is nice to see that so many Ubuntu users are reporting bugs which makes it easy
for us to release stable versions.

The next major release (0.8) will tackle handling of vaccinations as well as completing
translations.

There has been good progress with translations but we need ever helping hand we can
get. Translations are in launchpad and therefore it is easy to contribute to GNUmed.

GNUmed server on Ubuntu server 10.04

Someone from China recently tried GNUmed (electronic medical record) on Ubuntu. Actually
it was the GNUmed server on Ubuntu server AMD 64bit. He hit a strange problem we had not
seen before. During the post-install step there was an error regarding a missing group called
gnumed.

This led them to believe that the installation failed. That turned out not to be true. While
the root of this is yet to be examined here is the short guide on how to set up GNUmed
on Ubuntu server. There are a number of showstoppers so follow this guide to avoid them.

1.) In the default installation one cannot simply add a PPA to the server. The package
python-software-properties is missing from the default installation. It adds the command
add-apt-repository.

Solve this by running:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

2.) Add the GNUmed PPA to your system since the version shiped with Ubuntu 10.04 is outdated.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnumed/ppa

3.) Update your installation sources
sudo apt-get update

4.) there is problem with a missing group called gnumed. This seems to be the case only for Ubuntu server. For now add it with this command.
sudo addgroup gnumed

5.) Install the gnumed-server package
sudo apt-get install gnumed-server

6.) Create a GNUmed database with demo data (username/password: any-doc/any-doc)
sudo gm-boostrap_server

This will give you a working GNUmed database. However to be able to connect from other
clients on the network more configuration (for a secure setup) is neccessary.

This will get you started:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/GnumedManual#AdministratorGuideInManual
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/ClientAccessManagement

If you hit any problems don't hesitate to contact us (e.g. via the chat in the Wiki)

GNUmed 0.7.2 on Ubuntu

A few days ago a person from Russia reported a problem concerning
GNUmed on Ubuntu Lucid.

We hope we have a fix for that.

GNUmed 0.7.2 has been released. It would be great if Ubuntu users could try it. There
are no Ubuntu packages yet. But I wonder if anyone would be willing to test if from the tarball we provide,

For the client there is a script called

gm-from-vcs.sh

Please run this as normal user.

in the subdirectory client. This will start the client 0.7.2. And in the
server tarball in the directory bootstrap there is a script called

bootstrap-latest.sh

which will now hopefully accept the Russian postgresql configuration. Please run this
as root.

http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/client/0.7/gnumed-client.0.7.2.tgz
http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/server/v13/gnumed-server.13.2.tgz

Ubuntu packages will appear as soon as Debian packages come out. This can take
a couple of days.

Any help is appreciated.

Sebastian
GNUmed team

GNUmed on Ubuntu Intrepid no longer supported

Ubuntu Lucid (2010.04) has been released. This is a long term support edition and replaces Hardy Heron (2008.04). Regarding GNUmed we have no reports that anyone is using GNUmed actively on Intrepid Ibex (2008.10). Given their 6 months release cycle we are officially dopping support for Ubuntu Intrepid (2008.10). We will still fix security issues but as packaging gets harder and harder and not all features of GNUmed are supported on Intrepid it would eat up all our ressources to support Intrepid. There are some users which run GNUmed on Jaunty (2009.04) so we will do our best to support as many features as possible on that platform.

That means GNUmed client and server are now supported on:

Ubuntu Jaunty

Ubuntu Karmic

Ubuntu Lucid

Other distributions known to work are:

OpenSUSE 11.2 and Factory

Mandriva One 2010

Fedora 12

GNUmed medical record software 0.7.1 for Ubuntu released

I am m pleased to announce Ubuntu packages for the release of version 0.7.1 of the GNUmed electronic medical client
and version 13.1 of the GNUmed EMR server.

The GNUmed project builds free, liberated open source Electronic Medical
Record software to assist and improve longitudinal care. It is made available
at no charge and is capable of running on GNU/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It
is developed by a handful of medical doctors and programmers from all over the
world. It can be useful to anyone documenting the health of patients
including, but not limited to, doctors, physical therapists, occupational
therapists ...

Ubuntu packages for Intrepid, Jaunty, Karmic and Lucid will appear shortly in the GNUmed PPA. The latest version that made it into Karmic (10.04) is version 0.6.2. We love feedback so give it a spin.

Stay tuned and be sure to check out wiki.gnumed.de

Sebastian Hilbert
for the GNUmed team

GNumed 0.7 release preparations

Hi all,

Please help with making this release the best so far. For this to happen please read the documentation that is specific for your distribution and improve it. The docs for Ubuntu are in pretty good shape I think. Fedora lacks behind. Mandriva could be updated with the information posted on the Mailing list, especially the server section for Mandriva.

Debian:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/DebianGuideShort

Ubuntu:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/UbuntuGuideShort

openSUSE:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/ServerInstall#open_SuSE_rpm_packages

Fedora:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/FedoraGuideShort

Mandriva:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/MandrivaGuideShort

PCLinuxOS
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/PCLinuxOSGuideShort

Windows:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/InstallerGuideWin
- change ahead, no more dependencies

MacOSX:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/InstallerGuideMac
- any chance to have packages for that ? Pyinstaller I use for Windows or py2dmg should be able to produce binaries that need no system wide installation of python and the like.

PortableApps:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/InstallerGuidePortable
- needs cleanup. there will be a portable client but no server. If anyone wants to work on the portable server I have some great code on disk that needs polishing.

Live-CD:
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/GnumedLiveCD
If you care about GNUmed on your favorite platform spend a minute an get the documentation for fellow users in best shape possible. If you have any question don't hesitate to contact the mailing list or myself.


Regards,
S. Hilbert, MD
GNUmed team

Please support bug #518784 for Ubuntu - GNUmed in Lucid

Hi all,

Ubuntu is about to release a Long Term Support release (Ubuntu 10.04 aka Lucid).

They have synced GNUmed (electronic medical record) client 0.6.0 and server 12.1. In the meantime we have release the bug fix release 0.6.1 and have filed a bug report against gnumed-client.

Please support the effort to get the latest fixed version into Ubuntu by visiting the following page on launchpad. While there please leave a comment indicating that this affect you as well.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnumed-client/+bug/518784

The package is in Debian unstable but will be migrated to Debian testing *after* the auto-sync period for Lucid from Debian testing is over. So the only way to make this happen is a manual sync by the Ubuntu people.

Thanks for your support,

Sebastian for the GNUmed team.

GNUmed client installation on Ubuntu - video available

I have uploaded another video which shows how to install the GNUmed electronic medical record client on Ubuntu. The video covers Ubuntu Jaunty but all never versions should work alike.

Have a look at http://blip.tv/file/3178833

GNUmed's PPA on Ubuntu Jaunty - video available

I have uploaded another video which shows how to add the GNUmed package archive on launchpad to you Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) sources so can install the latest GNUmed version instead of the outdated ones that ship with the release.

Have a look at http://blip.tv/file/3173725

Installation instructions for Ubuntu updated

The call for testing the new GNUmed release was a success for the project. We received problem reports from a Debian user and an Ubuntu user. The report from the Dutch Ubuntu user was especially helpful as it contained a suggestion how to improve the installation instructions for GNUmed on Ubuntu. The instructions are not only more detailed but easier to follow as well. Thank you all who provided feedback.

The improved instructions are available at http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/UbuntuGuideShort.

GNUmed 0.6.0 for Ubuntu released

I am pleased to announce Ubuntu packages for the release of version 0.6.0 of the GNUmed EMR client
and version 12.0 of the GNUmed EMR server.

The GNUmed project builds free, liberated open source Electronic Medical
Record software to assist and improve longitudinal care. It is made available
at no charge and is capable of running on GNU/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It
is developed by a handful of medical doctors and programmers from all over the
world. It can be useful to anyone documenting the health of patients
including, but not limited to, doctors, physical therapists, occupational
therapists ...

Ubuntu packages for Intrepid, Jaunty, Karmic and Lucid will appear shortly in the GNUmed PPA. We love feedback so give it a spin. Seems like Feb 11th will be FeatureFreeze for Debian packages. We are working hard to get GNUmed included in Lucid so users will have a chance to get it onto their boxes.

Stay tuned and be sure to check out wiki.gnumed.de

Sebastian Hilbert
for the GNUmed team

GNUmed 0.4 series in Ubuntu

Karmic ships the GNUmed electronic medical record application. Both the client and the server part are included. Jaunty shipped a buggy version which would (user approved) call home and report the bug. That way we had a feeling how many people attempted to use GNUmed.

Karmic ships GNUmed client 0.4 series which is a lot more stable. So far noone has called home. That either means that GNUmed is indeed stable or noone is trying it :-)

As far as I know there are no statistics available on the downloads of the packages. Even the PPA don't have the feature unless I have missed something.

It is a little sad to be left in the dark how many people are looking at GNUmed.

GNUmed electronic medical record 0.5.1 released

GNUmed - the electronic medical record for physician's offices has been updated to version 0.5.1. It helps physicians, physiotherapists or occupational therapists as well as chiropractors keep track of their patient's health, diseases, treatments, hospital stays, medications. It provides an episode view which helps to keep on top of multiple episodes of multiple illnesses.

If you want the latest feature packaged for Ubuntu visit
https://launchpad.net/~gnumed/+archive/ppa

Let us know if you run into trouble installing and running GNUmed.
You can try GNUmed with a publicly available data source or set up your own local database.

Help is available via our GNUmed for Ubuntu guide.

GNUmed on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

It seems quite a few people still use Ubuntu 8.10 aka Intrepid Ibex. When those users try to run GNUmed electronic medical record they are presented with a crash dialog right away.

GNUmed's crash handler catches those errors and sends them off for us to fix. So we did. Unfortunately there is no easy way to replace the broken GNUmed in Ubuntu or Kubuntu 8.10 with a fully fucntional one.

Ubuntu provides a place for updates. This is called a PPA and GNUmed provides updates for all major versions there.

Have a look at https://launchpad.net/~gnumed/+archive/ppa to find updates for Intrepid (8.10), Jaunty (9.04), Karmic (9.10).

This is obvious to techies but few users seems to be aware of it. I bet a lot of them think GNUmed crashes and that is it.

Users using Jaunty are in a similar situation. Karmic is the first release that ships a fairly stable version of GNUmed.

Hopefully many users will make the switch to Karmic to have a chance to evaluate GNUmed out of the box.

However, if you want the latest feature set even with Karmic be sure to visit
https://launchpad.net/~gnumed/+archive/ppa

GNUmed 0.5.1 has been release a few days ago and brings quite a few neew goodies.