How do I install FeatureBase Community on Linux?

Install FeatureBase Community in a Linux environment such as Ubuntu.

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How do I install FeatureBase Community on Linux?

Before you begin

Step 1 - Establish the correct release to install

Open FeatureBase releases on GitHub
Make note of the:
- version (e.g., 3.32.0)
- kernel = linux
- processor (arm or amd)

Step 2 - Download the release

Right-click the appropriate release on the GitHub releases page, then download to your /downloads directory.

Alternatively, you can download using the terminal.

Open a terminal
Create the installation directory:

mkdir featurebase

CD to the /featurebase directory
Run the following command after substituting correct values for:
- <version>
- <os> – linux or darwin (MacOS)
- <processor>

curl -L https://github.com/FeatureBaseDB/featurebase/releases/download/v<version>/featurebase-v<version>-<os>-<processor>64.tar.gz -o featurebase.tar.gz

Step 3: Untar release files

Run the following command from the /featurebase directory

tar -zxvf featurebase.tar.gz

Step 4: Set up `/featurebase` installation directory

Move ingester files to the /opt directory

mv featurebase-* opt

Move application files to the /idk directory

mv idk-* idk

Next step

You can choose to: