Superset is a web-based data exploration and visualization platform created by Airbnb. It is an Apache Incubator project that allows users to connect to various databases and build interactive dashboards with easy-to-use drag and drop features.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Superset on POP! OS latest.
Before installing Superset, you need to ensure that your POP! OS is up-to-date and you have the necessary packages installed. In particular, you need to have python3, pip3, and virtualenv installed.
You can check if you have python3 installed by running this command:
python3 --version
To install pip3, run:
sudo apt install python3-pip
To install virtualenv, run:
sudo pip3 install virtualenv
Once your POP! OS is up-to-date and you have the necessary packages installed, you can install Superset by following these steps:
Open your terminal and create a new virtual environment by running this command:
virtualenv superset_env
This command will create a new directory named "superset_env" in your home directory that contains all the necessary files for the virtual environment.
To activate the virtual environment, run:
source superset_env/bin/activate
Install Superset by running:
pip install apache-superset
This command will download all the necessary packages and dependencies to your virtual environment, which might take some time.
After installing Superset, you need to create a new database and initialize Superset by running the following commands:
superset db upgrade
fabmanager create-admin --app superset
superset init
During the execution of the third command, you will be prompted to create a new user and password. Enter the details and keep them safe since they will be required during the login process.
To start the Superset server, run:
superset run -h 0.0.0.0 -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger
This command will start the Superset server on localhost:8088. You can access the Superset web interface by opening your browser and entering http://localhost:8088/ in the URL field.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Superset on POP! OS latest. You can now explore the platform and its features and start building your dashboards. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, refer to the official documentation on http://superset.apache.org/.
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