Download ERP5
ERP5 can be downloaded in different forms:
DownloadRpm is the recommended way for Mandriva users and developers to setup a base system. Mandriva RPMs are maintained by ERP5 core developers and used in large production systems. For now, it is the most stable but will be replace in the future with Buildout
Experimental Buildout for developers will become in the future the official, recommended, distribution independent, way. It is also maintained by ERP5 core developers and already used in production systems. There is a nice HowTo which explains the steps to follow on Debian/Ubuntu like distributions.
DownloadBusinessTemplate is where you should go to get more business features once you have a minimal ERP5 system up and running. For complete information, refer to HowToInstallBusinessTemplates.
DownloadApt is a possible way for Ubuntu, Debian users and developers to setup an erp5 sandbox. Debian packages are maintained by community (external resource)
DownloadWindowsInstaller will allow to setup an ERP5 on Windows (not released yet)
experimental ERP5 Installer containing a binary version of erp5 may be used on any distribution. It runs on linux with glibc >= 2.4
DownloadSourceCode is the way for all other cases
Time to Setup
Based on the approach you select, the setup time of a base ERP5 system can varry from 5 minutes to one day or more.
Download Method |
Typical Setup Time |
Comments |
5 minutes |
This is the easiest way to try ERP5 if you do not want to install it |
|
RPMs |
1 hour |
It usually takes a bit time creating the MySQL database and setting up the initial ERP5 site |
Buildout |
1 hour |
It usually takes a bit time creating the MySQL database and setting up the initial ERP5 site |
Source Code |
at least 1 day |
It usually takes some time to find out all dependencies and to compile required patches into Zope |
Additional Software
ERP5 Admin Tool is a small extension to Firefox. It adds a toolbar and a submenu to the "Tools" menu with links to some of the management tools of ERP5 instance. See more on page HowToUseErp5admin.
ERP5Wiki search plugin for Mozilla-based (Firefox, etc) browsers, automatic installation is available here.
Other Sites
Installation ERP5 and Zope on RedHat Enterprise Linux includes a step by step explanation of how to install ERP5 on Red Hat from the sources. It is quite precise but it is in French. It concludes that for testing, LiveCD is best.