OpenERP 6.0.3 appliance with addons_path and openerp-update with community branches
OpenERP 6.0.3 Appliance is now available for sale. It is based on Turnkey Linux Library 11.3 (Ubuntu 10.04) and includes an addons_path configuration in /etc/openerp-server.conf and the possibility of adding bzr branches to openerp-update (like i.e. magentoerpconnect and openerp-spain, both of them already downloaded but only the former one included in addons_path). Thanks Angel Moya from Domatix for these two suggestions. Further details in openerp-update’s report.
The desktop appliance provides a GUI Desktop to developers, testers and newbies, while the server appliance is more suitable for production and cloud computing.
E-Junkie is the e-commerce provider chosen for selling digital media at openerpappliance.com. The download link will expire after 120 hours (5 days) or after 5 attempts, which ever event happens first
OpenERP branches included (click on the right links for source code revisions):
- openerp-server -> code revisions , files
- openerp-web -> code revisions , files
- openerp-client -> code revisions , files
- addons -> code revisions , files -> official openerp modules
- extra-addons -> code revisions , files -> community modules that are not part of the “core” or “official” modules, and thus supported by the community instead of the OpenERP Publisher
- magentoerpconnect and openerp-spain, as examples of how to add community branches. openerp-spain is not included in addons_path to achieve a general purpose appliance. Both of them can be deleted by removing their directories in /home/openerp/workspace and updating addons_path in /etc/openerp-server.conf (openerp-server restart required).
Openerp login credentials are set up during the database creation, by default admin/openerp (required for backup/restore from openerp clients) and demo/demo.
OpenERP source code is update-able by running openerp-update command inside ‘openerp’ linux acount. Remember to login as linux user acount “openerp” with default password “openerp“. As an interesting feature, openerp-update offers the possibility of reverse updating openerp-server, openerp-web, openerp-client and addons (branches with bzr milestones).
A README document is available on each appliance explaining the following points of interest:
- Howto update OpenERP branches
- Howto change your keyboard layout
- Information regarding VMware tools and VirtualBox Guest Additions installers:
- vmware-tools-installer.sh
- virtualbox-guest-additions-installer.sh (postgres, apache and openerp related services need to be started manually on each boot after adding Guest Additions on latest virtualbox releases)
- Above scripts provide :
- full screen resolution on VirtualBox and VMWare Player.
- Clipboard support: cut/copy and paste between the guest and host OS
- Shared folders require manual configuration
- Howto reach OpenERP Appliance on a Virtual Machine from your windows host (VirtualBox,VMware and KVM)
- Howto reach OpenERP Appliance on a Virtual Machine from your LAN (VirtualBox,VMware and KVM)
List of available appliances:
- OpenERP 6.0.3 Desktop Appliance
- 32-bit architecture
- File size: 1,11GB
- Build Date: December 21st 2011
- Ubuntu release: 10.04.1 LTS (Lucid)
- TurnKey Linux release: TKL 11.3
- GUI Desktop included?: Yes
- confconsole included?: No
- Workaround for openerp-client bug #674231?: Yes, openerp-client runs by clicking on Desktop icon
- Issue: When installing VMware Tools or VirtualBox Guest Additions, the appliance might boot with text console login. Workaround: press ‘ALT-F7’ to switch back to GUI login.
- At least 700MB of Virtual Memory required. Select 128MB of display memory in VirtualBox and “vga 9MB” as default video adapter in KVM.
- Price: 6€
- OpenERP 6.0.3 Server Appliance
- 32-bit architecture
- File size: 906MB
- Build Date: December 21st 2011
- Ubuntu release: 10.04.1 LTS (Lucid)
- TurnKey Linux release: TKL 11.3
- GUI Desktop included?: No
- confconsole included?: Yes
- Workaround for openerp-client bug #674231?: Yes
- openerp-client runs from command line if required by openerp admin (SSH X11 forwarding required)
- openerp-client is usually installed and run on each Desktop PC/Laptop (openerp users)
- Price: 6€