Odoo is an open-source suite of business applications including CRM, eCommerce, accounting, inventory, and project management, among others. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Odoo on Void Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to update the Void Linux system to the latest available packages. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo xbps-install -S && sudo xbps-install -Su
Odoo requires some additional packages to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
sudo xbps-install python3 python3-dev postgresql postgresql-dev nodejs npm libxslt
Odoo uses PostgreSQL as its database management system. Run the following commands to install PostgreSQL and create a user and a database for Odoo:
sudo xbps-install postgresql
sudo su - postgres
createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --pwprompt odoo
createdb --owner=odoo --encoding=unicode odoo
exit
Download the latest version of Odoo from the official website using the following command:
wget https://nightly.odoo.com/14.0/nightly/src/odoo_14.0.latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive and move the extracted folder to the /opt/ directory using the commands below:
sudo mkdir -p /opt
sudo tar -xzf odoo_14.0.latest.tar.gz -C /opt/
sudo mv /opt/odoo-* /opt/odoo
Navigate to the /opt/odoo directory and install the remaining dependencies using the following command:
sudo npm install -g less
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Create a configuration file for Odoo by copying the sample configuration file:
cd /opt/odoo
sudo cp odoo.conf.sample odoo.conf
Edit the configuration file and make the following changes:
sudo nano odoo.conf
[options]
addons_path = /opt/odoo/addons
admin_passwd = admin_password
db_name = odoo
db_password = postgresql_password
db_user = odoo
db_host = localhost
db_port = 5432
Navigate to the /opt/odoo directory and start the Odoo server using the following command:
sudo ./odoo-bin -c odoo.conf
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8069. You should see the Odoo login page. Enter the admin password that you set in the configuration file to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Odoo on Void Linux. You can now start using it for your business needs.
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