Superset is an open-source data exploration and visualization platform. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Superset on Manjaro, a popular Arch Linux-based distribution.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to install the required dependencies, including PostgreSQL, Python packages, and some system dependencies.
Open a terminal and run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S postgresql
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql
sudo pacman -S python-pip python-setuptools python-wheel
sudo pacman -S libffi autoconf automake binutils bison fakeroot file flex gawk gcc gettext groff guile libtool m4 make pacman patch pkgconf sed sudo texinfo util-linux which
We recommend creating a separate virtual environment for Superset. This makes it easier to manage dependencies and prevents conflicts with other Python packages you may have installed.
To create a virtual environment, run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S python-virtualenv
cd ~
python3 -m venv superset
To activate the virtual environment, run the following command:
source ~/superset/bin/activate
Your prompt should now display the virtual environment name (superset) to indicate that you are in the correct environment.
Next, we need to clone the Superset repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/apache/superset.git
Change to the superset directory:
cd superset
Then, install the required Python packages for Superset by running the following commands:
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install apache-superset
To initialize the database, run the following command:
superset db upgrade
Next, create a Superset admin user by running the following command:
export FLASK_APP=superset
superset fab create-admin --username admin --firstname Superset --lastname Admin --email admin@superset.com --password admin
You can change the admin username, first name, last name, email, and password to suit your needs.
Finally, start the Superset web server by running the following command:
superset runserver
The Superset web interface should now be accessible at http://localhost:8088/. You can log in with the admin credentials created in the previous step.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Superset on Manjaro Linux. You can now use Superset to explore and visualize your data.
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