odoo command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix odoo command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

odoo: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: odoo: command not found

Solutions to odoo: command not found

How To Fix odoo: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu odoo is provided by odoo-14 package.

odoo-14 is:

Odoo, formerly known as OpenERP, is a suite of open-source business apps written in Python and released under the LGPLv3 license. This suite of applications covers all business needs, from Website/Ecommerce down to manufacturing, inventory and accounting, all seamlessly integrated. Odoo’s technical features include a distributed server, flexible workflows, an object database, a dynamic GUI, customizable reports, and an XML-RPC interface. Odoo is the most installed business software in the world. It is used by 2.000.000 users worldwide ranging from very small companies (1 user) to very large ones (300 000 users).

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install odoo-14

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install odoo-14.

sudo apt -y install odoo-14

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install odoo-14

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix odoo command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.