How to Install OpenTripPlanner on EndeavourOS Latest

OpenTripPlanner is a free and open-source multi-modal trip planner for public transit, bike, walking, and car. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install OpenTripPlanner on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• An installation of EndeavourOS Latest
• A terminal emulator
• Internet connection

Installation

1. Open the terminal emulator.

2. Update your package list and upgrade your system:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install java-runtime, which is required to run OpenTripPlanner.

sudo pacman -S java-runtime

4. Verify that java is installed by running the following command:

java -version

5. Download the latest OpenTripPlanner package from the official website at https://www.opentripplanner.org/downloads/.

6. Extract the downloaded archive to the location of your choice. For example, to extract it to the /opt directory, run the following command:

sudo tar -xzvf opentripplanner-2.1.0.tar.gz -C /opt/

7. Go to the extracted directory of OpenTripPlanner:

cd /opt/opentripplanner-2.1.0/

8. Run OpenTripPlanner:

./bin/start.sh

9. Wait for OpenTripPlanner to start up. Once it has started, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/otp to use OpenTripPlanner.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenTripPlanner on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use it to plan multi-modal trips using public transit, bike, walking, and car.

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