Install on Linux
MapForce Server is available for installation on Linux systems. Do the installation either as root user or a user with sudo privileges.
Integration of FlowForce Server and other Altova server products
If you are installing MapForce Server together with FlowForce Server, it is recommended that you install FlowForce Server first. If you install MapForce Server before FlowForce Server, then, after having installed both MapForce Server and FlowForce Server, run the following command:
cp /opt/Altova/MapForceServer2025/etc/*.tool /opt/Altova/FlowForceServer2025/tools
This command copies the .tool file from /etc directory of MapForce Server to the FlowForce Server /tools directory. The .tool file is required by FlowForce Server. It contains the path to the MapForce Server executable. You do not need to run this command if you install FlowForce Server before installing MapForce Server.
Uninstall MapForce Server
Before you install MapForce Server, you should uninstall any older version.
To check which Altova server products are installed:
[Debian, Ubuntu]: dpkg --list | grep Altova
[CentOS, RedHat]: rpm -qa | grep server
To uninstall an old version of MapForce Server:
[Debian, Ubuntu]: sudo dpkg --remove mapforceserveradv
[CentOS, RedHat]: sudo rpm -e mapforceserveradv
On Debian and Ubuntu systems, it might happen that MapForce Server still appears in the list of installed products after it has been uninstalled. In this case, run the purge command to clear MapForce Server from the list. You can also use the purge command instead of the remove command listed above.
[Debian, Ubuntu]: sudo dpkg --purge mapforceserveradv
Download the MapForce Server Linux package
MapForce Server installation packages for the following Linux systems are available at the Altova website.
Distribution | Package extension |
|---|---|
Debian | .deb |
Ubuntu | .deb |
CentOS | .rpm |
RedHat | .rpm |
After downloading the Linux package, copy it to any directory on the Linux system. Since you will need to license MapForce Server with an Altova LicenseServer, you may want to download LicenseServer from the Altova website at the same time as you download MapForce Server.
Install MapForce Server
In a terminal window, switch to the directory where you copied the Linux package. For example, if you copied it to a user directory called MyAltova that is located in the /home/User directory, switch to this directory as follows:
cd /home/User/MyAltova
Install MapForce Server using the relevant command:
[Debian]: sudo dpkg --install mapforceserveradv-2025-debian.deb
[Ubuntu]: sudo dpkg --install mapforceserveradv-2025-ubuntu.deb
[CentOS]: sudo rpm -ivh mapforceserveradv-2025-1.x86_64.rpm
[RedHat]: sudo rpm -ivh mapforceserveradv-2025-1.x86_64.rpm
You may need to adjust the name of the package above to match the current release or service pack version.
The MapForce Server package will be installed in the following folder:
/opt/Altova/MapForceServer2025