How to Install H3 Viewer on MXLinux Latest

H3 Viewer is an open-source visualization tool designed to work with H3 geospatial indexing system. It allows you to analyze and visualize data with hexagonal grids.

Here in this tutorial, we will guide you through installing the H3 Viewer on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, you need to make sure that your system has the following prerequisites:

• MXLinux Latest is installed and up-to-date.
• A stable internet connection is established.
• The command-line terminal can be accessed.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies required to build and run the H3 Viewer.

Open the terminal application and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make cmake qt5-default qt5-qmake qt5-base qt5-svg

This will update the package list and install the necessary compilers, build tools, and Qt libraries. Enter the root password if prompted.

Step 2: Install H3 Library

Next, we need to download and install the H3 Library, which provides the core functionality to the H3 Viewer.

Run the following commands in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/uber/h3
cd h3
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make install

This will clone the H3 Library repository, create a build directory, and execute a series of commands to build and install the library.

Step 3: Install H3 Viewer

Finally, we can now install the H3 Viewer.

Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/clupasq/h3-viewer
cd h3-viewer

This will clone the H3 Viewer repository.

Next, create a build directory and execute the following commands:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

This will create a build directory, execute the necessary commands, and install the H3 Viewer on your system.

Step 4: Launch H3 Viewer

Now that H3 Viewer is installed, we can launch it using the following command in the terminal:

h3viewer

This will launch the H3 Viewer GUI, and you can now start using it to visualize data with hexagonal grids.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install the H3 Viewer on MXLinux Latest. By following the steps mentioned above, you can now start using H3 Viewer on your system.

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