Odoo is a powerful, open-source business management software that has become a popular choice for businesses of all sizes. With its intuitive user interface and robust features, Odoo can help streamline your operations and increase productivity. In this guide, we will show you how to install Odoo 16 on Linux systems.
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Prerequisites
Before you can install Odoo 16, there are a few prerequisites that you will need to meet. These include:
- A Linux system, such as Ubuntu or Fedora
- A user account with sudo privileges
- Python 3.6 or higher installed on your system
- PostgreSQL installed on your system
Installing Odoo 16
Once you have met all the prerequisites, you can begin the process of installing Odoo 16. Here are the steps that you will need to follow:
- Update your system. To do this, open a terminal window and enter the following command:
<code>sudo apt-get update</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)2. Install the required dependencies. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>sudo apt-get install git python3-pip build-essential wget python3-dev python3-venv libxslt-dev libzip-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev python-pypdf2 libfreetype6-dev libjpeg-dev</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)3. Create a new directory for Odoo. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>mkdir odoo16</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)4. Change into the new directory. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>cd odoo16</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)5. Clone the Odoo source code from GitHub. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>git clone https://www.github.com/odoo/odoo --depth 1 --branch 16.0</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)6. Create a virtual environment. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>python3 -m venv odoo16-env</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)7. Activate the virtual environment. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>source odoo16-env/bin/activate</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)8. Install the required Python packages. To do this, enter the following command:
<code>pip3 install -r odoo/requirements.txt</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)9. Create a new Odoo configuration file. To do this, enter the following command:j
<code>nano ~/odoo16/odoo/odoo.conf</code>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)10. Add the following lines to the configuration file:
[options]; This is the password that allows database operations:admin_passwd = admindb_host = Falsedb_port = Falsedb_user = odoodb_password = FalseCode language: PHP (php)- Save the configuration file and exit the editor.
- Start the Odoo server. To do this, enter the following command:
~/odoo16/odoo/odoo-binCode language: JavaScript (javascript)- Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8069.
- Log in to the Odoo dashboard using the username
admin
