# Installing Openemr on Ubuntu server **URL:** \ **Category:** Management and Administration\ **Created:** [June 29, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071 "2008-06-29T04:17:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/1 "2008-06-29T04:17:40Z")
**[vpsubramanian](https://sourceforge.net/u/vpsubramanian/)** wrote on [Sunday, June 29, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb): Hi! Have any of you installed Openemr in ubuntu server with no GUI. If so, please let me know how to do this. I have a setup with 1 desktop running Ubuntu server ver 8.04 with another Desktop running Ubuntu Desktop ver 8.04. Thanks for any help Mani ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/2 "2008-06-29T19:20:25Z")
**[rayaz](https://sourceforge.net/u/rayaz/)** wrote on [Sunday, June 29, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb/8e6b): Hey there,         Just curious, why do you have two pcs with one running as a server? I mean why not have the two pcs networked by a cross over lan cable? I use two workstations networked this way with one workstation acting as an OPENEMR server in my practise using Ubuntu 8.04. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/3 "2008-06-30T00:33:46Z")
**[vpsubramanian](https://sourceforge.net/u/vpsubramanian/)** wrote on [Monday, June 30, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb/71a9): Hi Riaz, I am a beginner to Linux and I wanted to learn all aspects of Ubuntu. So when I saw there were 2 versions of Ubuntu 8.04, I decided to install both versions in separate machines. Are you saying you cannot install OpenEMR on the Ubuntu Server? Please confirm this. If that is the case, then I can go ahead and install it in the workstation. Please tell me how you installed it in the workstation. Where did you get the distro? Did you use the apt-get to install it? Thanks Mani ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/4 "2008-06-30T16:28:45Z")
**[physmed](https://sourceforge.net/u/physmed/)** wrote on [Monday, June 30, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb/73ac): Hi Guys I am just jumping in here to direct you to the wiki at [oemr.org](http://oemr.org) for detailed instructions for installing Openemr on Ubuntu be it desktop or server.  Hope that helps! Rick ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/5 "2008-07-01T02:29:26Z")
**[vpsubramanian](https://sourceforge.net/u/vpsubramanian/)** wrote on [Tuesday, July 01, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb/a419): I saw 3 packages to download and didn’t which one to download. Also I only know to install using apt-get and haven’t figured out a way to install tar or gzip packages yet. Do I add that file to sources.list and get it to install that way? TIA Mani ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/6 "2008-07-01T02:34:19Z")
**[vpsubramanian](https://sourceforge.net/u/vpsubramanian/)** wrote on [Tuesday, July 01, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb/4edf): Never Mind! I found the Ubuntu install page. I am printing the instruction. I will try & install and post you the results. Thanks guys! Mani ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/installing-openemr-on-ubuntu-server/2071/7 "2008-07-03T17:31:09Z")
**[vpsubramanian](https://sourceforge.net/u/vpsubramanian/)** wrote on [Thursday, July 03, 2008](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/d5abf3e3/#fbfb/166f): I was able to install in Ubuntu server using the wiki page. It appears several of the packages are already installed. Line dpkg -i libset\_scalar\* did not work. Still I was able to start openemr. On page 4 of wiki, when you edit globals.php file it ask the webroot to remain as "openemr" but it should have been  "/openemr". When you do the setup for the first time, it asks you to provide some info and passwords. I changed the group name from default to kcc. I think this got me in some trouble later on. So I had to go back on redo the setup step and change the group back to default. I am still having problems with appointments. But overall I am very happy with the progress I have made. Thanks Mani