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How to install Odoo 20 on Ubuntu 24.04, every command run for real.

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Recorded 26 September 2026 in a clean Ubuntu 24.04 container with systemd, as a user with sudo (Odoo 20.0 Community, build 20.0-20260926). The long installs are sped up.

Odoo 20 on a clean Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server from Odoo’s official 20.0 package: PostgreSQL 16 from Ubuntu, Odoo’s signing key and 20.0 repository, apt-get install odoo (it starts as a service), wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 with patched Qt for PDF reports, the Odoo 20 default of listening on 127.0.0.1 only, and creating the first database.

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  1. Odoo 20 on Ubuntu 24.04, in five steps. Every command run for real, 26 September 2026.
  2. What Odoo 20 needs: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with Python 3.12 and PostgreSQL 16. Ubuntu 22.04 is too old: upgrade, or use Docker. A user with sudo.
  3. Step 1: PostgreSQL 16, straight from Ubuntu. sudo apt install postgresql -y
  4. Step 2: Trust Odoo's key. Add the 20.0 package channel.
  5. Step 3: sudo apt-get install odoo. One package. It starts as a service.
  6. Step 4: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 with patched Qt, the build Odoo needs for PDF reports.
  7. New in Odoo 20: it listens on 127.0.0.1 only.
  8. Before you open it: from your laptop, ssh -L 8069:localhost:8069 you@your-server. For real users, nginx with HTTPS in front. Updates come through apt.
  9. Note the master password, then name your database and create it. Odoo 20.0 Community, running on Ubuntu 24.04.
  10. Every command, run for real. Debian 13, Docker, Fedora 43, source, Windows and macOS are in the guide: nanti.ai/install-odoo-20

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