1 OpenERP Quick Installation Guide
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4 This file contains a quick guide to configure and install the OpenERP server.
9 You need the following software installed:
12 * Postgresql 7 or above
13 * Psycopg python module for python2.3
14 * libxml2 and python2.3 bindings
15 * libxslt and python2.3 bindings
16 * Reportlab pdf generation library for python2.3
18 Some dependencies are only required for specific purposes:
20 for rendering workflows graphs, you need:
24 for generating reports using non .jpg images, you need:
25 * Python Imaging Library for python2.3
27 For Debian-based distributions, the required packages can be installed with the
30 apt-get install python2.3 python2.3-xml postgresql postgresql-client libxml2-python2.3
31 apt-get install libxslt1-python2.3 python2.3-psycopg python2.3-reportlab
32 apt-get install python2.3-imaging python2.3-pyparsing graphviz
34 For newer Debian-based distributions such as Etch, the required packages can be
35 installed with the following commands:
37 apt-get install python2.4 python-xml postgresql postgresql-client python-libxml2
38 apt-get install python-libxslt1 python-psycopg python-reportlab
39 apt-get install python-imaging python-pyparsing graphviz
43 if they are not installed, install:
46 uses yum or you can recover required packages on fedora web site in "core" or "extra" repository :
54 You can find pyparsing at http://pyparsing.sourceforge.net/
56 1. Check that all the required dependencies are installed.
58 2. Launch the program "python ./bin/openerp-server.py -r db_user -w db_password --db_host 127.0.0.1".
59 See the man page for more information about options.
61 3. Connect to the server using the GUI client. And follow the instructions to create a new database.