Odoo is an opensource all-in-one business management software that ships with a suite of various business applications for various uses such as eCommerce, project management, helpdesk, accounting, inventory, and a website builder to mention a few.

In this article, you will learn how to install Odoo (Open Source ERP and CRM) on CentOS 8 and RHEL 8.

Step 1: Update the System and Install EPEL Repository

1. The first step in installing Odoo is to install the EPEL repository that provides a set of extra packages for enterprise Linux. But first, be sure to update the system as shown.

$ sudo dnf update

2. Once the update of the system is complete, install the EPEL repository as shown.

$ sudo dnf install epel-release

Install Epel Repository in CentOS

Step 2: Install Python3 and Other Dependencies

3. Next, install Python 3 and other requisite dependencies that are required by Odoo as shown.

$ sudo dnf install python36 python36-devel git gcc wget nodejs libxslt-devel bzip2-devel openldap-devel libjpeg-devel freetype-devel

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