Windows GNUmed client Installation Guide

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Step 1: Select your GNUmed client software method

Large but simple installer Bare client (see Advanced)

After downloading:

1. Accept the default installation options.
2. Run from Windows' Start > Programs > GNUmed > GNUmed...
3. Connect to the public GNUmed test database at "salaam" using any-doc, any-doc (easy but slow)
4. To set up a local database, proceed to Step 2

Step 2: Obtain and install the GNUmed server software

GNUmed Server large installer or: Bare Server package

While we might suggest running a database on GNU/Linux, it is now possible to run a GNUmed server natively under Windows (instead of through outdated Cygwin port of PostgreSQL, which is not recommended). Visit the Database on Windows page for more info.

Advanced

"Bare clients" will need other software components to have been installed

The following components are part of the large but simple GNUmed package and only need separate installation when installing the "bare client" GNUmed package. Among the following components, the larger Python package needs to be installed first, therefore wait for it to fully download, and install it, before any of the others. For each component, you can click through all of the default options "Next" and "OK". A compressed folder containing these same pre-requisites is provided here for your convenience.

1. Python 2.5.4 which is the programming language in which GNUmed is written ( install first)
2. psycopg2 (2.0.8) needed to connect to the PostgreSQL database
3. egenix mxTools which provides helpful support for Date and time handling
4. wxPython 2.8.8 unicode version which draws the GUI screens and controls
5. PIL 1.1.6 for image handling in GNUmed's digital archive
6. Twainmodule Python Twain bridge for image scanner connection... Note: until such time as they provide an actual installer, all one needs to do is take the *.pyd file and drop it the lib/site-packages directory of python (e.g. c:\python2.5)

Historical notes only:

Release history viewable here, devel info re packaging here

v0.2.6 to present:

1. Python 2.5.1 which is the programming language in which GNUmed is written ( install first)
2. psycopg2 (2.0.8) needed to connect to the PostgreSQL database
3. egenix mxTools which provides helpful support for Date and time handling
4. wxPython 2.8.8 unicode version which draws the GUI screens and controls
5. PIL 1.1.6 for image handling in GNUmed's digital archive
6. Twainmodule Python Twain bridge for image scanner connection... Note: until such time as they provide an actual installer, all one needs to do is take the *.pyd file and drop it the lib/site-packages directory of python (e.g. c:\python2.5)

v0.2.3 to 0.2.5.1 - outdated

• Python 2.4.4 which is the programming language GNUmed is written in
• psycopg2 (2.0.5.1) needed to connect to the PostgreSQL database
• mxTools which provides helpful support for Date and time handling
• wxPython 2.6.3.3 unicode version which draws the GUI screens and controls
• PIL 1.1.6 for image handling in GNUmed's digital archive
• Twainmodule Python Twain bridge for image scanner connection

v0.2.0 - outdated

• Python 2.3.5 which is the programming language GNUmed is written in
• pypgsql2.4 needed to connect to the PostgreSQL database
• psycopg2 (2.0.5) needed to connect to the PostgreSQL database
• mxTools which provides helpful support for Date and time handling
• wxPython 2.6.3 unicode version which draws the GUI screens and controls
• PIL 1.1.5 for image handling in GNUmed's digital archive
• Twainmodule Python Twain bridge for image scanner connection

v0.1 - ancient

• Python 2.3.5 which is the programming language GNUmed is written in
• pypgsql2.4 needed to connect to the PostgreSQL database
• mxTools which provides helpful support for Date and time handling
• wxPython 2.4 ansi version which draws the GUI screens and controls

• v0.1: If you are running an English version of Windows and do not see the green GNUmed logon window within 20 seconds, you may need to edit (right-mouse-click "Edit") the GNUmed "batch" file and replace two occurrences of Programme to PROGRA~1. Save the changes, and try the Start menu item again.
  • Once you have made it to the login window, proceed to the User Guide section Logging in.