ERP for Linux

 

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PostgreSQL Kung-Fu: Migrating between major versions.

Posted Fri, 12/11/2009 - 12:06 by pclark

Has this happened to you?  You're called in to sandbox the newest version of xTuple for a customer.  "Piece of cake" you think to yourself, "I'll buzz in and buzz out, 30 minutes tops".

"ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character 578"

Arrrrgh!  We'll you try again, maybe even open up the update package and poke around looking for a syntax erorr.  "I know this worked on my laptop when I tried it at home..."  Deep breath, keep your cool... We all know that the 10 minute jobs are the ones that end up taking days and years off of our lives.  Read more »

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Simple Postgres Server Monitoring Script for Linux and OSX

Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 11:37 by pclark

Nagios, Splunk, SNMP are various monitoring tools that can alert you to the status of connectivity to your SQL server.  While I would like to employ these tools to monitor our network, I find that I really just want a tool to tell me 'Hey!  Go check the server!  It ain't working because of x,y,z...'.  Checkpg.sh is such a tool. Read more »

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Version 3.3 installers now available - for download and hosted demo

Posted Wed, 09/09/2009 - 16:22 by ned

Greetings all,

Just a quick note that the much-discussed xTuple ERP version 3.3.0 is now available for download at SourceForge.

Once again, we've built all-in-one installers for Windows, Linux, and Mac - which can install the xTuple ERP client, as well as a local copy of PostgreSQL, up to three sample PostBooks Edition databases, the xTuple Updater tool (also used for loading and unloading Packages), and the OpenRPT report writer.

And of course, the client can connect to either your own local database (usually PostBooks), or your own private hosted demo database featuring the full Manufacturing Edition functionality (including the new DRP engine in 3.3).

We look forward to your feedback! Read more »

Source Installing Postgresql on RedHat, Ubuntu and OSX

While xTuple does publish a full Installer which provides PostgreSQL, the preferred method for implementing a production PostgreSQL server is to build PostgreSQL from source. Using the Linux distribution provided packages (apt, yum, rpm, etc) has the potential to introduce incompatibilities and curtail the migration options. The easiest way to support the customer is to keep things simple - and building PostgreSQL from source is simple.

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The Zero Footprint Advantage

Posted Thu, 08/13/2009 - 12:19 by jrogelstad

The decision making process for selecting an ERP system is often reliant on the needs of Accounting and Operations people whose primary concern is functionality.   Yet I.T. Administrators bear the burden of deploying the application and anything that goes wrong seems to fall on their shoulders.  Ask any I.T. person what they want in a business system and the answer is “Something that is easy as possible to maintain.”  For this reason I.T. Managers often assume that what would be easiest is a browser-based solution because they don't have to install anything on their users' client machines.  Think again.  xTuple's zero footprint solution is easier than that. Read more »

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Running the xTuple Installer on x86_64 Fedora 11

Posted Tue, 08/11/2009 - 10:44 by pclark

So, you have a fancy new Fedora 11 x86_64 workstation like me?  Well, there's some special consideration you need to give your setup to get our Installer working correctly.

Check out http://www.xtuple.org/xTuple-3.3.0-Fedora-11-x86_64-How-To

Common Client Issues

Oftentimes in the course of development, or migrating to new technologies, what used to work no longer does. Here are workarounds for common issues encountered. 

OS Specific Issues

Linux - Fedora 7 x64

xTuple-3.2.0

ln -s /usr/lib/libreadline.so.5 /usr/lib/libreadline.so.4 .

Application-Based Help Files

Installing xTuple Client Help Files

xTuple Clients feature a Help menu on the main menu bar. From this Help menu, users may access on-line documentation--that is, assuming the required help files have also been installed. The process for installing help files differs depending on the platform, Windows, Mac or Linux, of the client you are using. See below for instructions on how to install help files for the various platforms supported by xTuple. Read more »

 

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