Download ERP5
ERP5 can be downloaded in different forms:
ERP5 Live CD is the recommended way both to test ERP5 or to setup a production server
DownloadRpm is the recommended way for Mandriva developers to setup a base system
DownloadApt is the way for Ubuntu, Debian users and developers to setup a erp5 sandbox. (external resource)
DownloadWindowsInstaller allows to setup an ERP5 on Windows (not released yet)
ERP5 Installer containing a binary version of erp5. It runs on linux with glibc >= 2.4
DownloadSourceCode is the way for all other cases
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.
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 |
LiveCD |
5 minutes |
This is the easiest way unless hardware incompatibility prevents using the LiveCD |
RPMs |
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 avaiable 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.