How to Install Odoo on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Odoo, which is a powerful open-source business management software, on OpenSUSE latest version.

Requirements

• A fresh installation of OpenSUSE latest version
• A user account with administrative privileges

Steps

1. Install required dependencies:

   sudo zypper in -y gcc make libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libevent-devel libsasl2-devel nodejs libjpeg-devel libpq5 libpq-devel postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel
   

2. Install Python 3 and pip:

   sudo zypper in -y python3 python3-pip
   

3. Create a new PostgreSQL user for Odoo:

   sudo su postgres
   createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --pwprompt odoo
   exit
   

4. Install Odoo using pip:

   sudo pip3 install setuptools
   sudo pip3 install wheel
   sudo pip3 install odoo
   

5. Create a system user for Odoo:

   sudo useradd -m -U -r -d /opt/odoo -s /bin/bash odoo
   sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo
   sudo chown odoo:odoo /var/log/odoo
   

6. Configure Odoo:

   sudo cp /usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/odoo/debian/odoo.conf /etc/odoo.conf
   sudo chown odoo: /etc/odoo.conf
   sudo chmod 640 /etc/odoo.conf
   

7. Edit the Odoo configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/odoo.conf
   

   Replace the following lines:

   ; admin_passwd = admin
   ; db_name = False
   ; db_user = odoo
   ; db_password = False
   ; addons_path = /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/odoo/addons
   

   with these (replace YOURPASSWORD with a secure password):

   admin_passwd = YOURPASSWORD
   db_name = odoo
   db_user = odoo
   db_password = YOURPASSWORD
   addons_path = /usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/odoo/addons
   logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo-server.log
   logrotate = True
   

   Save and exit.

8. Create a system service for Odoo:

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/odoo.service
   

   Copy and paste the following:

   [Unit]
   Description=Odoo Open Source ERP and CRM
   Requires=postgresql.service
   After=network.target postgresql.service
   
   [Service]
   Type=simple
   SyslogIdentifier=odoo
   PermissionsStartOnly=true
   User=odoo
   Group=odoo
   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/odoo-bin -c /etc/odoo.conf
   StandardOutput=journal+console
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   Save and exit.

9. Enable and start the Odoo service:

   sudo systemctl enable odoo.service
   sudo systemctl start odoo.service
   

10. Verify that Odoo is running:

    sudo systemctl status odoo.service
    

    Odoo should be running and can be accessed via a web browser at http://localhost:8069.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Odoo on OpenSUSE latest version.

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