The document provides instructions for installing and configuring OpenERP on Ubuntu, including downloading and installing Ubuntu, installing required packages like PostgreSQL, configuring the PostgreSQL database, downloading and installing the OpenERP server and client, configuring the OpenERP files, and starting the OpenERP server and client.

1. OpenERP on
Ubuntu
Iker Coranti
e-mail : ikercoranti@avanzosc.com

2. Introduction
1- Install Ubuntu
2- Install and update packagen you need
3- Install and config. PostgreSQL
4- Install OpenERP
5- Configure OpenERP & Postgres
6- Run OpenERP

3. 1- Install Ubuntu
› Download from source
› http://www.ubuntu.com/download/
ubuntu/download
› Use ubuntu desktop 10.10
› Burn
on a CD o USB and install it on a PC
or Laptop.

4. 2- Install and update
packagen you need
› Update ubuntu’s packages.
› Sistem/Administration/Update
› Download packages
› Install

5. 2- Install and update
packagen you need
› The Extra Packages you need
› lxml : lxml is the most feature-rich and easy-to-use library for working
with XML and HTML in the Python language.
› mako : Hyperfast and lightweight templating for the Python platform.
› python-dateutil : The dateutil module provides powerful extensions to
the standard datetime module, available in Python 2.3+.
› psycopg2 : Psycopg is the most popular PostgreSQL adapter for the
Python programming language.
› pychart : PyChart is a Python library for creating high quality
Encapsulated Postscript, PDF, PNG, or SVG charts.
› pydot : This module provides a full interface to create, handle,
modify and process graphs in Graphviz’s dot language.
› pytz : World Timezone Definitions for Python.
› pyyaml : PyYAML is a YAML parser and emitter for Python.
› vobject : VObject simplifies the process of parsing and creating
iCalendar and vCard objects.

6. 2- Install and update
packagen you need
› The Extra Packages you need
› reportlab : The ReportLab Toolkit is the time-proven, ultra-robust,
open-source engine for programmatically creating PDF documents
and forms the foundation of RML. It also contains a library for
creating platform-independent vector graphics. It is a fast, flexible,
cross-platform solution written in Python.

7. How to install the Packages
› Using Terminal:
› sudo apt-get install python-lxml
› sudo apt-get install python-mako
› sudo apt-get install python-dateutil
› sudo apt-get install python-psycopg2
› sudo apt-get install python-pychart
› sudo apt-get install python-pydot
› sudo apt-get install python-tz
› sudo apt-get install python-reportlab
› sudo apt-get install python-yaml
› sudo apt-get install python-vobject

8. 3- Install and config. Postgres
› Using Synaptic:
› Find Postgres and select the packages:
› Postgesql-client-common
› Postgres-client-8.4
› Libpq5
› Postgresql-common
› Pgagent
› Pgadmin3
› Pgadmin3-data
› Postgresql
› Postgresql-8.4
› Applay changes.

9. Configure Postgres
› Postgres is installed on
› /etc/postgres/
› Need to configure:
› 1.- First use as Admin (change pass)
› 2.- Allowed connections
› 3.- Create user for OpenERP

10. First use as Admin.
› Use Terminal:
› $ sudo su postgres –c “psql template1”
› Template1=# ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD
‘new_pass’;
› If you recived an ALTER ROLE
› Is done.
› template1=#q

11. Allowed connection
› Use terminal:
› $
sudo gedit /etc/postgres/8.4/main/
postgresql.conf
› Active listen_address =‘*’
› Active password_encryption = on
› Restatar the server to apply
› Sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 restart

12. Allowd connection
› Use Terminal:
› $sudo gedit /etc/postgresql/8.4/main/
pg_hba.conf
› All to md5.

13. Create user OpenERP
› Use Terminal:
› Log on as postgres
› postgres@openerp-desktop:/$ createuser --
createdb --username postgres --no-createrole
--pwprompt openerp
› Enter password for new role: XXXXXXXXXX
Enter it again: XXXXXXXXXX
› Shall the new role be a superuser? (y/n) y
CREATE ROLE

14. 4- Install OpenERP
› Download client an server :
› http://www.openerp.com/downloads
› Use Sources
› Extract them on a folder where you want
› /home/openerp/

15. Install server
› Use Terminal:
› $python /home/openerp/openerp-
server-6.0.3/bin/openerp-server.py –c

16. Install client
› User terminal:
› $ python /home/openerp/openerp-
client-6.0.3/bin/openerp-client.py –v
› Configure the file with your user for openerp
› The one you had create 5 minutes ago on
postgres ;).

17. Configure OpenERP files
› Show the hiden files
› Find .openerp_serverrc
› Db_password: your_user
› Db_user: your_pass
› Restart server and client

18. Run OpenERP
› Everything is done
› Need to restart the server
› Run the client
› Create your firts DB.