How to Install Superset on OpenSUSE

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Superset on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Superset is an open-source business intelligence application made for data exploration and visualization. It is designed to connect to various data sources such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more, and has a user-friendly interface for creating reports, charts, and dashboards.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure that your OpenSUSE system is up-to-date using the following command:

sudo zypper update

You will also need to have the following packages installed:

• Python 3
• GCC
• Python3-devel
• zlib-devel
• libffi-devel
• openssl-devel

You can install these packages using the following command:

sudo zypper install python3 python3-devel gcc zlib-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel

Install Superset

Now that we have installed the necessary packages, we can proceed to install Superset.

Step 1: Install Virtualenv

Superset requires a virtual environment to run in, which can be created using the virtualenv package. You can install this package using the following command:

sudo pip3 install virtualenv

Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment for Superset

Next, we will create a virtual environment for Superset using the following command:

virtualenv superset-env

This command will create a new directory named superset-env in your current working directory, which will contain the necessary environment files for Superset.

Step 3: Activate the Virtual Environment

Once the virtual environment is created, we need to activate it using the following command:

source superset-env/bin/activate

You should see the name of the virtual environment appear in your command prompt, indicating that it is now active.

Step 4: Install Superset Dependencies

Now that the virtual environment is active, we can proceed to install the necessary dependencies for Superset using the following command:

pip3 install apache-superset

This command will automatically install all the necessary dependencies for Superset.

Step 5: Initialize Superset Database

Superset needs to have a database initialized before it can be used. You can do this by running the following command:

superset db upgrade

This command will create the necessary tables in the database for Superset to function.

Step 6: Create a Superset Admin User

Now that the database is initialized, we need to create an admin user for Superset using the following command:

export FLASK_APP=superset
superset fab create-admin

This command will prompt you to enter a username and password for the admin user.

Step 7: Start the Superset Web Server

Finally, we can start the Superset web server using the following command:

superset runserver

This command will start the web server on your localhost at port 8088. You can access the Superset web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8088.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Superset on OpenSUSE. You can now start exploring and visualizing your data using the powerful tools provided by Superset.

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