How do I install on Kubuntu / Ubuntu distributions ?

If this is the database server start with

• sudo apt install mariadb-server
• sudo mysql_secure_installation
• sudo mysql
• UPDATE user SET plugin="mysql_native_password";
• UPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD("your_password") WHERE User='root';
• exit
• sudo pico /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
  
• Once in the pico editor find the line
    bind-address            = 127.0.0.1
  and replace it with
     #bind-address            = 127.0.0.1
  save and exit then..
  
• sudo systemctl restart mysql

On the server and all client machines do ..

• sudo apt-get install cups-pdf
• wget https://www.tuxsoft.co.za/LTS22/VetTux-4.19.x86_64-LTS22.run
  
• sudo sh ./VetTux-4.19.x86_64-LTS22.run

On your server run dbInstall from the VetTux menu, assuming your network is setup to use DHCP and the server is called server you would use that or the fixed IP for your server address. Just have your IT tech ensure that the server is reliably reachable by name or IP for all clients. Follow the prompts and create your VetTux Database.

Contact us for more detailed help if needed. You only install the database once on the server, after that the clients should detect the existing database and offer to save the configuration to use it. The next step is to run preferences for each system login and setup printers, and any options.