How to Install H3 Viewer on OpenSUSE Latest

H3 Viewer is an open-source viewer for H3 grid system which can be used to visualize geospatial data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of H3 Viewer on the latest version of OpenSUSE using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your system
• A terminal application with root access

Installation Steps

1. Open your terminal application on OpenSUSE.

2. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

   sudo zypper install cmake gcc make
   

3. Navigate to the directory where you want to install the H3 Viewer.

   cd /opt
   

4. Clone the H3 Viewer repository from GitHub using the following command:

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

5. Change the directory to the H3 Viewer folder using the following command:

   cd h3-viewer
   

6. Create a build directory for H3 Viewer using the following command:

   mkdir build
   

7. Change the directory to the build directory using the following command:

   cd build
   

8. Compile the H3 Viewer code using the following command:

   cmake ..
   make
   

9. After the compilation is completed, you can run the H3 Viewer using the following command:

   ./h3Viewer
   

10. The H3 Viewer should open and display a map on the screen.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the H3 Viewer on OpenSUSE Latest. You can use H3 Viewer to visualize geospatial data using the H3 grid system.

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