Upgrading the Bold BI Linux package to the Latest Version

This section explains the process of upgrading the Bold BI Linux package to the latest version from any previous version.

NOTE: Upgrading to the latest version does not require a license key. However, our services will retrieve the license from the backend after the upgrade is completed.

1. Register and download the latest Bold BI Linux package from this link.

2. Install the pv tool by executing the following command:

   Ubuntu	CentOS
   sudo apt-get install pv	sudo yum install pv

3. Install the python 3.9 or later by executing the following command:

   Ubuntu	CentOS
   Ubuntu Version:22.04 : sudo apt-get install -y python3 Ubuntu Version:20.04 : sudo apt update && sudo apt install wget software-properties-common && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa && sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3.9	sudo dnf groupinstall 'development tools' && sudo dnf install wget openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel && sudo curl https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.2/Python-3.9.2.tgz -O && sudo tar -xvf Python-3.9.2.tgz && cd Python-3.9.2 && sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations && sudo make install

4. Install python pip and following pip packages by running the below command.

   Ubuntu	CentOS
   sudo apt-get install python3-pip sudo pip install duckdb===0.9.2 dlt===0.4.2 pymysql pyodbc pg8000 poetry pandas===2.0.0 "dlt[parquet]" "dlt[filesystem]	sudo yum -y install python3-pip python3.9 -m pip install duckdb===0.9.2 dlt===0.4.2 pymysql pyodbc pg8000 poetry pandas===2.0.0 "dlt[parquet]" "dlt[filesystem]"

5. Download the latest Bold BI Linux package by running this command:

   sudo wget {Bold BI Linux package link}

6. Extract the zip file:

   sudo unzip {Bold BI Linux package zip file}

7. Change the directory to BoldBIEnterpriseEdition-Linux by running this command:

   cd BoldBIEnterpriseEdition-Linux

8. Execute the following command to deploy Bold BI on your Linux machine:

   sudo bash install-boldbi.sh -i {upgrade}

• i : Installation type - Specifies either it is a new or upgrade installation.

• u : Specify the user or group that manages the service. Please ensure that this user exists on your Linux server.

• h : Domain or IP address of the machine with http protocol. 

  Example for upgrading the installation:

  sudo bash install-boldbi.sh -i upgrade

7. Refer to this link and install the optional client libraries, after the installation completed.

8. Now, you can open the host URL in the browser and enjoy the latest features of Bold BI.

NOTE: The backup file for the Bold BI Linux package will be available in the following location: /var/www/