Installing OpenTripPlanner on MXLinux

OpenTripPlanner is an open-source tool used for trip planning and route mapping. In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install OpenTripPlanner on MXLinux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  1. Latest version of MXLinux is installed on your system
  2. You have access to the internet
  3. You have administrative privileges on your system

Steps to Install OpenTripPlanner

Step 1: Install Java

OpenTripPlanner runs on Java, therefore, we need to install Java on our system using the following command:

sudo apt-get install default-jre

Step 2: Download OpenTripPlanner

OpenTripPlanner can be downloaded from the official website. As of writing, the latest version of OpenTripPlanner is 1.4.0.

wget https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/opentripplanner/otp/1.4.0/otp-1.4.0-shaded.jar

Step 3: Launch OpenTripPlanner

Once the download is complete, we can launch OpenTripPlanner using the following command:

java -jar otp-1.4.0-shaded.jar --build path/to/your/graph.obj

Step 4: Configure OpenTripPlanner

OpenTripPlanner creates a server on the localhost port 8080. Therefore, we can access the server using a web browser. To configure OpenTripPlanner, open a web browser and type the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/otp

This will launch the OpenTripPlanner web application.

Step 5: Plan your Trip

You can now use the OpenTripPlanner web application to plan your trips and map your routes.

Conclusion

OpenTripPlanner is a powerful tool that can be used for trip planning and route mapping. By following the above steps, we can install and configure OpenTripPlanner on MXLinux and use it to plan our trips.