Odoo is an OpenSource ERP. The former name is "Open ERP". Odoo / OpenERP is a comprehensive suite of open-source enterprise management and business applications including Sales, CRM, Project management, Warehouse management, Manufacturing, Financial management, and Human Resources etc. The short and snappy “Odoo” has the advantage of being easy to combine with the specific product names in each sector, to create solutions like Odoo CMS, Odoo Commerce and so on. It is available in the cloud or on-site and is most suited for small to mid-sized companies.
We are going install Odoo 8 (formerly OpenERP) on a Ubuntu 15.04 in this tutorial. This will shows how to install the latest Odoo version 8 from scratch using the Package Installer as Odoo provides packaged installers for Windows, deb-based distributions and RPM-based packages that automatically set up all dependencies.
Setup Ubuntu 15.04 Server with Prerequisites
First of all we will prepare the ubuntu server with its latest updates and required packages necessary to setup Odoo 8 (OpenERP). Let’s login to your server, open its command line terminal and run the below command to update your system with latest packages and security updates.
root@ubuntu-15:~# apt-get update
Before proceeding to the installation of Odoo, ensure that you are using a freshly installed Ubuntu machine. Odoo requires Python 2.7+ and PostgreSQL 9. In Ubuntu 15.04 server, Python 2.7+ is installed by default so we have to install PostgreSQL with Apache Web server and other Python supporting packages for Odoo.
1) Installing Python Liberaries
Odoo installation depends upon number of Puthon Liberaries, so run the following command to install its required Python libraries.
root@ubuntu-15:~# apt-get install -y python-decorator python-docutils python-feedparser python-imaging python-ldap python-libxslt1 python-mako python-mock python-openid python-passlib python-psutil python-pybabel
You might get the below indication while installing the Python liberaries to correct some unmet dependencies.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
python-docutils : Depends: python-roman but it is not going to be installed
Depends: docutils-common (= 0.12+dfsg-1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: python-pil but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: python-pygments but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: docutils-doc (= 0.12+dfsg-1) but it is not going to be installed
python-imaging : Depends: python-pil but it is not going to be installed
python-libxslt1 : Depends: python-libxml2 but it is not going to be installed
python-mako : Depends: python-markupsafe but it is not going to be installed
python-pybabel : Depends: python-babel but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
As mentioned above let's run the command below to fix the unmet dependencies and to install the list of dependent packages.
root@ubuntu-15:~# apt-get -f install
2) Installing PostgreSQL
To install PostgreSQL we will use Tasksel utility as it’s easier and straight-forward. Type the following command and select PostgreSQL server for installation:
Run the below command to install tasksel utility if its not already installed.
root@ubuntu-15:~# apt-get install tasksel
Then run the tasksel and choose the packages that you want to install including the PostgreSQL database as shown below.
root@ubuntu-15:~# tasksel
3) Installing Webserver
Odoo OpenERP is a web based application so you must have any web server installed and running on your server. If its not already installed on your system let's run the below command to install Apache Web server and start its services.
root@ubuntu-15:~# apt-get install apache2
root@ubuntu-15:~# service apache2 status
You can test the successful installation of your web server by opening the below link with your servers IP address, and make sure that the the default port of Apache Webserver is allowed in the firewall.
http://your_localhost_IP/
Installing Odoo (OpenERP)
Now we will proceed to Odoo installation. We have to download Odoo installation file first using the following command to download version 8 of Odoo for Linux or visit www.odoo.com/page/download and enter your details to download the package in your localhos by choosing the required version for your OS.
root@ubuntu-15:~# wget http://nightly.odoo.com/8.0/nightly/deb/odoo_8.0.latest_all.deb
Run the dpkg command to install the dowloaded debian package of Odoo.
root@ubuntu-15:~# dpkg -i odoo_8.0.latest_all.deb
Configuring the Odoo OpenERP application
The default configuration file for the server is located at (/etc/odoo/openerp-server.conf) , Open this with your installed editor and configure your database password.
root@ubuntu-15:~# vim /etc/odoo/openerp-server.conf
[options]
; This is the password that allows database operations:
; admin_passwd = admin
db_host = False
db_port = False
db_user = odoo
db_password = odoo123
addons_path = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openerp/addons:wq!
After making configuration changes restart Odoo service services and then check its status to be sure that its working active and working fine.
root@ubuntu-15:~# service odoo restart
root@ubuntu-15:~# service odoo status
Odoo Database Management
Now open your Web browser and go to http://your_server_ip:8069, fill the input fields and click on the “Create Database” button as shown below.
After the database is created, you will be redirected to the admin panel where you can change your password, manage applications, users and other settings.
Installing Local Module (Project Management) on Odoo
Now you can install the modules you wish to install on your Odoo Server, as for an example we are going to show you the installation process of one of the available Odoo Module that is "Project Management". Choose the Module and choose in the below picture and clisk on the Install button.
Click on the "Create" button to start the new project where you can organize your activities and plan your tasks etc.
Then in the next window you have to provide the required details about your new project, where you will choose the New project name, your customer and the project manager with your team. Once you you have configured the details about your new project, click on the "Save" button.
Conclusion
Hope you find this tutorial helpful, Now you can install any other modules there are more than 200 free modules available that you can choose and install with its free business model, OpenERP combines the advantages of a complete ERP system with the flexibility of an in-house solution.
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