After struggling with incomplete, and sometimes just wrong documentation, I finally figured out how to install Odoo without any immediate error messages. I haven't done much with Odoo, so I'm not sure if my instructions are complete. Regardless, I thought the instructions might save a lot of people a lot of time. Comments are welcome if I got anything wrong.

Disclaimer: I am NOT a Linux Guru. This might not be perfect, or even right, but I found it works for me.

root @ server: ~ # apt-get install postgresql

root @ server: ~ # cd ..

root @ server: ~ # su postgres

postgres @ server: ~ $ psql -U postgres

psql (9.0.3)

Type "help" for help.

postgres = # update pg_database set datallowconn = TRUE where datname = 'template0';

UPDATE 1

postgres = # \c template0

You are now connected to database "template0".

template0 = # update pg_database set datistemplate = FALSE where datname = 'template1';

UPDATE 1

template0 = # drop database template1;

DROP DATABASE

template0 = # create database template1 with template = template0 encoding = 'UTF8';

CREATE DATABASE

template0 = # update pg_database set datistemplate = TRUE where datname = 'template1';

UPDATE 1

template0 = # \c template1

You are now connected to database "template1".

template1 = # update pg_database set datallowconn = FALSE where datname = 'template0';

UPDATE 1

Ctrl + Z

postgres @ server: ~ $ exit (Repeat if it doesn't exit)

root @ server: ~ #

root @ server: ~ # wget -O - https://nightly.odoo.com/odoo.key | apt-key add -

root @ server: ~ # echo "deb http://nightly.odoo.com/8.0/nightly/deb/ ./" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

root @ server: ~ # apt-get update && apt-get install odoo

Also, you'll probably have to run this line:

root @ server: ~ # apt-get update && apt-get install odoo --fix-missing

You can now access it at port 8069