How to Install H3 Viewer on POP! OS Latest

H3 viewer is an open-source software that allows you to visualize and interact with Hexagonal Hierarchical Spatial Indexes on the Earth. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install H3 Viewer on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have a working installation of the following:

• POP! OS Latest
• Git
• Node.js (version 12 or higher)
• npm

Installing H3 Viewer

Follow the steps below to install H3 Viewer on your POP! OS.

1. Open the terminal on your POP! OS by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or opening it from the applications menu.

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

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

3. Change the directory to the cloned repository using the following command:

$ cd h3-viewer

4. Install the dependencies using the following command:

$ npm install

5. Build the application using the following command:

$ npm run build

6. Start the application using the following command:

$ npm start

7. H3 Viewer should open in a web browser automatically. If it doesn't, open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed H3 Viewer on your POP! OS Latest.

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