OpenTripPlanner is an open source software that allows users to plan trips and routes through a user-friendly interface. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing OpenTripPlanner on POP! OS Latest.
OpenTripPlanner requires JRE version 8 or later. To install JRE on POP! OS, follow the steps below:
Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Run the command below to update the package list:
sudo apt update
Run the following command to install Java:
sudo apt install default-jre
Once prompted, enter your password to proceed with the installation.
Verify that Java is installed by running the following command:
java -version
If Java has been installed correctly, you should see output similar to the following:
openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.11+9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu2.20.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.11+9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu2.20.04, mixed mode, sharing)
Open your web browser and navigate to https://www.opentripplanner.org/.
Click on the Download button, located at the top-right corner of the page.
Choose the latest stable version of OpenTripPlanner.
Wait for the download to complete.
Create a new directory where you want to install OpenTripPlanner.
Extract the downloaded OpenTripPlanner archive into the newly-created directory.
Navigate to the bin folder inside the OpenTripPlanner installation directory.
Open the opentripplanner.sh file.
Replace the contents of the JAVA_HOME variable with the path to your Java installation. For example:
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/
Save the changes to the opentripplanner.sh file.
Open a Terminal window and navigate to the bin directory inside the OpenTripPlanner installation directory.
Run the following command to start OpenTripPlanner:
./opentripplanner.sh
Wait for the OpenTripPlanner server to start. Once it is running, you should see a message similar to the following:
INFO Main.listen:194 - Listening on http://0.0.0.0:8080/otp/ <-- Click this link to open OTP in your web browser!
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/otp/.
You should now see the OpenTripPlanner user interface, allowing you to plan trips and routes.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OpenTripPlanner on POP! OS.
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