How to Install Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) on MXLinux Latest?

Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) is a routing system for geographic data. It is based on OpenStreetMap and provides an efficient and fast routing solution for different types of applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OSRM on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure you have the following:

• A machine running MXLinux Latest
• Access to the root account or a sudo-enabled user account
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required by OSRM. Open a terminal and execute the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential git cmake pkg-config libbz2-dev libxml2-dev libzip-dev libsqlite3-dev libboost-all-dev liblua5.2-dev libtbb-dev

Step 2: Clone the OSRM Repository

Next, we need to clone the OSRM repository. Execute the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend.git

This will download the OSRM source code to the current working directory.

Step 3: Build and Install OSRM

Now that we have the source code, we can proceed to build and install OSRM. Navigate to the osrm-backend directory by executing the following command:

cd osrm-backend

We will now create a build directory and run the cmake command to configure the build process. Execute the following commands:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..

Once the configuration process is complete, we can proceed to build and install OSRM by executing the following commands:

make
sudo make install

This will build and install OSRM on your machine.

Step 4: Download and Extract OpenStreetMap Data

To use OSRM, we need to provide it with OpenStreetMap data. You can download the data for a specific region from the OpenStreetMap website. Once you have downloaded the data in the OSM format, you need to extract it using the osrm-extract tool. Execute the following command:

osrm-extract my_data.osm.pbf -p /usr/local/share/osrm/profiles/car.lua

This will create a .osrm file which contains the preprocessed data required by OSRM.

Step 5: Run OSRM

Once the data has been preprocessed, we can run OSRM. Execute the following command in the terminal:

osrm-routed my_data.osrm

This will start the OSRM server and make it available at http://localhost:5000/nearest?loc=lat,lon.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured OSRM on MXLinux Latest. Happy routing!

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