Setting up Odoo 8.0 for Ubuntu 14.04
Basic Installation
SETTING UP ODOO 8.0 FOR UBUNTU 14.04 BASIC installation Nicholas Thiang Brought to you by Neu Media Technology |
Installing Odoo 8.0 for the first time can be quite an arduous task, considering the myriad of instructions that is sprawled across the internet, particularly when they have gaps in them. Here we hope to present a holistic set of guidelines to successfully setup Odoo 8.0 for yourself, on Ubuntu 14.04.
Install dependencies
Install General, PostgreSQL and Odoo dependencies
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sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sudo apt-get -y install postgresql postgresql-contrib pgadmin3 net-tools gcc python-ldap postgresql-server-dev-all libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev python-ldb-dev libldap2-dev python-dev libsasl2-dev python-pip python-imaging python-unicodecsv # Installing Python-Imaging
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Setup PostgreSQL
(i) setup the DB user for Odoo
# setup new user to the database. Ideally, during real deployment, the password has to be very strong
sudo su - postgres -c "createuser --pwprompt --createdb --no-createrole --superuser [USERNAME]"
Download Odoo
wget http://nightly.odoo.com/8.0/nightly/src/odoo_8.0.latest.tar.gz
Unzip Odoo
tar xvf odoo_[version].tar.gz
Go inside Odoo’s folder and install Odoo dependencies
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
Make sure wkhtmltopdf is installed (this is required for generating PDF reports)
Steps |
Manually install wkhtmltopdf because Odoo uses version 12.0+, not the older version that comes with Ubuntu:
sudo dpkg -i <downloaded_package_name>
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo cp /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf /usr/bin sudo cp /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltoimage /usr/bin |
Setup Odoo Configuration File
(i) Generate the default configuration file
python odoo.py -s -c [CONFIG FILENAME]
# terminate the Odoo process with Ctrl-C
(ii) Modify contents
vim [CONFIG FILENAME]
Modify:
db_host = localhost # change if database resides on a different location
db_password = [DB USER PASSWORD]
db_user = [DB USERNAME]
Run Odoo Server
python odoo.py -c [CONFIG FILENAME]
Browse to Server
Now that you’ve got Odoo 8.0 running, enjoy optimising and automating your business processes!
Note: This setup above is for development / trial purposes. If you want to set up Odoo as a service, that runs automatically when Ubuntu starts, stay tuned for our next blog post!
References
Ubuntu/Odoo
https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1/question/importerror-no-module-named-setuptools-63406
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26053982/error-setup-script-exited-with-error-command-x86-64-linux-gnu-gcc-failed-wit
https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1/question/importerror-no-module-named-decorator-63302 http://askubuntu.com/questions/556667/how-to-install-wkhtmltopdf-0-12-1-on-ubuntu-server
PostgreSQL
https://doc.odoo.com/install/linux/postgres/#setup-a-postgresql-user-for-openerp
http://www.liquidweb.com/kb/how-to-install-and-connect-to-postgresql-on-ubuntu-14-04/
https://doc.odoo.com/install/linux/postgres/#setup-a-postgresql-user-for-openerp
