The table below lists the compatibility of LedgerSMB versions with Perl versions. Products for which support has ceased due to End-of-Life date being reached are not listed and should not be used.

Versions 1.8 and earlier are not in this table due to the fact that they're past End of Life.

* These Perl versions are distributed with a version of Math::BigFloat which is incompatible with LedgerSMB 1.9.
** There's a bug in 1.10 which prevents its modules to be loaded with Perl 5.40

In general: neither. The advice is to have the full source tree in /opt/ledgersmb/<version>.

Installing the LedgerSMB modules in the standard Perl search path works, but interferes with running different versions side-by-side.

To undo installation in /usr/local:

• remove /usr/local/share/perl/5.XX.X/LedgerSMB/
• delete /usr/local/share/perl/5.XX.X/LedgerSMB.pm; and
• find and remove the .pl files that come in LedgerSMB's project root directory and bin/ and LedgerSMB/Scripts/ directories.

Short error:
Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::BigInt::FastCalc

Full error message:
[Thu Nov 10 22:53:58 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::BigInt::FastCalc at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/LedgerSMB/Form.pm line 61, referer: http://localhost/ledgersmb/menu.pl?login=username&menu=1&id=103&open=:

What should you do with this? Nothing or install math libs

From irc:
ehu: you can run without it, just slower.
ehu: but you can install it and rid yourself of the error reported.

Install Math:BigInt:GMP to get rid of the message.

Debian:
apt-get install libmath-bigint-gmp-perl

Ubuntu 10.4 LTS:
sudo apt-get install libmath-bigint-gmp-perl

RPM (Centos, Redhat...)
perl-Math-BigInt-GMP is available from the rpmforge repository - http://repoforge.org/

From irc:
haso: The setup script do not check for it. ... Should it ?
ehu: well, since you can run without, I don't think so.
ehu: do you?
haso: It could be an informed option.
ehu: well, that's indeed an idea.
ehu: it's in the install file for debian and RH, I think.

Q: How could I set it up ledgersmb to support SSL connection?

SSL support on Apache is handled by configuring Apache. For having LedgerSMB connect to PostgreSQL using SSL, you can set the PGSSLMODE environment variable to 'require' in the ledgersmb.conf. Note that by default, LedgerSMB will try to connect to PostgreSQL via SSL and fall back to unsecured connections if this is not available.

We highly recommend using SSL for any access to LedgerSMB over the network.

We don't know enough about the ideosyncracies with your laws to evaluate that. But quite frankly Free Software sometimes poses an issue with local regulation. If you go with LedgerSMB, I'd recommend working with us to detail any shortcomings and get those resolved.

You can help us to make a list over "X country" laws and LedgerSMB shortcomings according your countrys law.

The LedgerSMB community follows the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.

Assuming you have followed the How Do I Backup My Data instructions, you can restore your database as follows...

Note LedgerSMB versions prior to version 1.9.16 did not support PostgreSQL 14 or higher due to a backward incompatible change in PostgreSQL 14.

Note that the following examples use the  'lsmb_dbadmin' for the database administrative user. Recent LedgerSMB installs do not automatically create an 'lsmb_dbadmin' user.  This has to be created manually.  You may have to use the 'postgres' user depending on how your database was installed.

1) Restore the roles

$ psql -h [database host] -U [database admin user] < [roles backup file]

For example:

$ psql -h localhost -U lsmb_dbadmin < lsmb-roles.sqlc

2) Create a new database to restore into

$ psql -h [database host] -U [database admin user] -c 'CREATE DATABASE [new company name]'

For example:

$ psql -h localhost -U lsmb_dbadmin -c 'CREATE DATABASE newcompany'

3) Restore the company backup into the new database:

$ psql -h [database host] -U [database admin user] [new company name] < [company backup file]

For example:

$ psql -h localhost -U lsmb_dbadmin newcompany < lsmb-db.sqlc

Sql ledger has the option to add a barcode to a part.

In 1.4, you will be able to add a barcode per make/model record.

How are barcodes added when using LedgerSMB?

Sort term solution:
It's not optimal for a UPC management but it solves the immediate problem:

Add a space separated list with the barcodes to the partnumber field

The partnumber is the "Number" filed on the same line as "Description" in the "Add Part" page.
And yes, "space separated list" works in the POS interface. (If you scan one of the codes in the space separated list )

Here's how the partnumber and description fields work
-----------------------------------------------------------------
It searches for any substring match for the entry.
If there is only one match it populates and moves on
If there are no matches it asks you if you want to create one
If there are multiple matches it gives you a list to choose from
same on the invoice screens

Long term solution:
------------------------
- add a UPC field to the makemodel table.

Question from: Tau (2009)

Short answer: Yes

LedgerSMB can tie product sales to a tax class so that VAT can automatically be split off into the required VAT accounts on a sale, and when cancelling an invoice, automatically perform the reverse bookings.

Each product can be 'attached' to an account and the associated % will be applied automatically.

Quite a few users find some of the terminology and accounting processes a little confusing at first. Some of the more popular small business accounting packages tend to hide these aspects of book-keeping from users for simplicity, so with the current user interface there is often some new ideas to grasp.

First step is the manual - the LedgerSMB manual is free and highly recommended reading.

If you would like some background on general accounting practices, there is an (unassociated) tutorial So, you want to learn Bookkeeping" which seems a good place to start.

Another excellent resource is second-hand book stores. Lots of MBA studends sell off their textbooks (presumably to finance their first business rather than pay of gambling debts) so second-hand bookstores will often have very good texts on accounting at bargain prices - these can make great reference books.

Finally it would be remiss not to recommend securing the services of an accountant to help you out with the finer points from time to time, should you feel the need or have a legal obligation to do so.

Wikipedia articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-entry_bookkeeping_system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountant

Active support

Versions 1.10 and higher are under active development and are supported by the community. Planned end-of-life dates for current releases are:

• 1.12: Planned End-of-life date: 2026-12-14 (released 2024-12-14)
• 1.11: Planned End-of-life date: 2025-10-03 (released 2023-10-03)

End of life

If you're looking for help on how to use EOL-ed versions, please try mailing the users mailing list.
If you're looking for someone to create bugfixes, please check with one of the parties providing commercial support or for less urgent fixes LedgerSMB Issues

Version 1.10 has been declared end-of-life on 2024-10-08. The last release in the series is 1.10.38. No futher releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.9 has been declared end-of-life on 2023-09-24. The last release in the series is 1.9.30. No futher releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.8 has been declared end-of-life on 2022-09-04. The last release in the series is 1.8.31. No futher releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.7 has been declared end-of-life on 2022-10-04. The last release in the series is 1.7.41. No further releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.6 has been declared end-of-life on 2021-06-10. The last release in the series is 1.6.33. No further releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.5 has been declared end-of-life on 2019-12-23. The last release in the series is 1.5.30. No further releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.4 has been declared end-fo-life on 2017-09-16. The last release in the series is 1.4.42. No further releases will be made by the community.

Version 1.3 has been declared end-of-life on 2015-12-23. The last release in the series is 1.3.47. No further releases will be made by the community.

LedgerSMB versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 won't be maintained any further due to the fact that there are some known security issues which can't be fixed.

For real-time help try our Matrix (IRC like) room  #ledgersmb - you will usually find most of the core team hanging out there. The most feature-full and commonly used client is Element. It is available as a web client (for computers) and also as Android and iOS clients from within the appropriate app stores. We suggest you create a matrix account as that will allow you to log back in later to see our response to your question.

There are people there who range from users to developers who are willing to help. We have agreed to adopt the Ubuntu code of conduct for our community. Please read it if you plan on joining.

Please keep in mind that the community (especially the people you may need help from) are scattered around the world and will likely be in a different timezone to you. This means that it can sometimes take quite a few hours before someone responds. (although these days on IRC there is someone around almost all of the time). For email lists this is not a big problem, but if you are using Matrix (directly or via a matrix guest session) you will need to stay connected until someone answers otherwise we have no way to contact you :-)

If you ask for help as a signed up Matrix user, please log back in and check for a response occasionally, we will always respond as soon as someone is available.

NOTE: there is a nice feature of the Riot web app (a bell shaped icon near the top right) that shows all the messages that mention your name.
This is useful when you come back after a while to see if someone has responded to your question.
Just click on a message there to jump to that point in the chat history

Connecting to MATRIX

Read more about using Matrix  and Element Client

Webclient

You can use a browser-based matrix client to join the channel.
It defaults to guest access with reduced features, but it is trivial to sign up and get additional benefits like channel history and other things.

Dedicated Chat client

• Matrix Console for Android
• Matrix Console for iOS
• Other Matrix clients and plugins (eg: plugin for Weechat)

Is there a place where we could buy some consulting for LedgerSMB?
or a minimal setup according to our specs?

Take a look at Commercial Support