Astronaut Installers

By far the easiest way to get an instance of VistA running is to use the Astronaut installers by Dr. Ignacio Valdes. The installers provide a simple way to install VistA using rpm or deb files. First you need to download and install either a debian based (like Ubuntu or Debian) or rpm based (like Fedora or CentOS) version of GNU/Linux. Then download the version of VistA you like from sourceforge below.

• Astronaut WorldVistA(tm) Auto Installer - rpm and deb installers for WorldVista EHR

• Astronaut OpenVistA(tm) Sourceforge page - rpm and deb installers for Medsphere's OpenVistA

Then follow the instructions for installing an rpm or installing a deb depending on which version you chose. It helps if you already understand a little about GNU/Linux to get this working. If this seems a little over your head, you can get help with GNU/Linux at your local Linux Users Group.

• For the time being the documentation for Astronaut is hosted here in VistApedia, under Astronaut VistA

• Astronaut Background