Install on Linux
RaptorXML 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 RaptorXML Server together with FlowForce Server, it is recommended that you install FlowForce Server first. If you install RaptorXML Server before FlowForce Server, then, after having installed both RaptorXML Server and FlowForce Server, run the following command:
cp /opt/Altova/RaptorXMLServer2025/etc/*.tool /opt/Altova/FlowForceServer2025/tools
This command copies the .tool file from /etc directory of RaptorXML Server to the FlowForce Server /tools directory. The .tool file is required by FlowForce Server. It contains the path to the RaptorXML Server executable. You do not need to run this command if you install FlowForce Server before installing RaptorXML Server.
Uninstall RaptorXML Server
Before you install RaptorXML 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 RaptorXML Server:
[Debian, Ubuntu]: sudo dpkg --remove raptorxmlserver
[CentOS, RedHat]: sudo rpm -e raptorxmlserver
On Debian and Ubuntu systems, it might happen that RaptorXML Server still appears in the list of installed products after it has been uninstalled. In this case, run the purge command to clear RaptorXML Server from the list. You can also use the purge command instead of the remove command listed above.
[Debian, Ubuntu]: sudo dpkg --purge raptorxmlserver
Download the RaptorXML Server Linux package
RaptorXML 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 RaptorXML Server with an Altova LicenseServer, you may want to download LicenseServer from the Altova website at the same time as you download RaptorXML Server.
Install RaptorXML 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 RaptorXML Server using the relevant command:
[Debian]: sudo dpkg --install raptorxml-2025-debian.deb
[Ubuntu]: sudo dpkg --install raptorxml-2025-ubuntu.deb
[CentOS]: sudo rpm -ivh raptorxml-2025-1.x86_64.rpm
[RedHat]: sudo rpm -ivh raptorxml-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 RaptorXML Server package will be installed in the following folder:
/opt/Altova/RaptorXMLServer2025