Installing a Linux server
We can also install Linux in our machine, in a computer in our network or in a cloud private server.
We will need a Debian-based server for our development Odoo server. If these are your first steps with Linux, note that Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux distribution, so they are very similar.
Odoo is guaranteed to work with the current stable version of Debian or Ubuntu. At the time of writing, these are Debian 9 Stretch and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver.
We do recommend you choose Ubuntu, since it is easier to install than Debian. Ubuntu ISO images can be downloaded from https://www.ubuntu.com. It is recommended to use the latest LTS version available.
If you're just getting started with Linux, a ready-to-use image ...
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