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.
Download the latest Bold BI Linux package from this link.
Install the pv
tool by executing the following command:
Ubuntu | CentOS |
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sudo apt-get install pv |
sudo yum install pv |
If you want to install the ETL application while upgrading the Bold BI, follow these steps. Otherwise, skip this step and proceed with step 4.
Install the python 3.9
or later
by executing the following command:
Ubuntu | CentOS |
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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 |
Install python pip
and following pip packages by running the below command.
Ubuntu | CentOS |
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sudo apt-get install python3-pip sudo pip install duckdb===1.1.2 dlt===0.5.4 pymysql pyodbc pg8000 poetry pandas===2.2.2 "dlt[parquet]" "dlt[filesystem] |
sudo yum -y install python3-pip python3.9 -m pip install duckdb===1.1.2 dlt===0.5.4 pymysql pyodbc pg8000 poetry pandas===2.2.2 "dlt[parquet]" "dlt[filesystem]" |
Note: If ETL is already installed, there is no need to follow this step.
Download the latest Bold BI Linux package by running this command:
sudo wget {Bold BI Linux package link}
Extract the zip file:
sudo unzip {Bold BI Linux package zip file}
Change the directory to BoldBIEnterpriseEdition-Linux
by running this command:
cd BoldBIEnterpriseEdition-Linux
Execute the following command to upgrade the Bold BI that is deployed on your Linux machine:
sudo bash install-boldbi.sh -i upgrade
If you do not have optional client libraries installed during initial deployment of Bold BI, then refer to this Install Optional Libraries and install the optional client libraries, after the upgrade process is completed.
NOTE: You can skip this step if you have already installed the optional client libraries during initial deployment of Bold BI itself.
NOTE: The backup file for the Bold BI Linux package will be available in the following location:
/var/www/