How to Install Laminar on POP! OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Laminar on POP! OS Latest. Laminar is an open-source application designed to streamline the workflow of digital artists and designers.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that the following are in place:

You have a running instance of POP! OS Latest.
You have a stable internet connection.
You have superuser access or sudo privileges.

Installing Laminar on POP! OS Latest

Follow the instructions outlined below to install Laminar on your system:

Launch your terminal. You can open it by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
Update and upgrade your package lists by running the following command:
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
```

Install the required dependencies by executing the following command:

sudo apt install build-essential git cmake libboost-all-dev \
libglu1-mesa-dev libglfw3-dev libglm-dev libglew-dev libjpeg-dev \
libopenexr-dev libtiff-dev libpng-dev libxerces-c-dev \
libfreetype6-dev

Clone the Laminar repository from its official page using the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/Unvanquished/Laminar.git
```
Navigate to the directory of the cloned repository:
```
cd Laminar
```
Create a build directory using the following command:
```
mkdir build
```
Enter the build directory:
```
cd build
```
Configure the build process by running the following command:
```
cmake ..
```
Compile the software by running the following command:
```
make
```
Install Laminar by running:
```
sudo make install
```
Verify that Laminar is installed successfully by running the following command:
```
laminar -h
```

If the installation was successful, you should get the command line interface help message for Laminar.

You can now launch Laminar using any of the following commands:
```
laminar
```

```
laminar_gui
```

And there you have it! You now have Laminar installed on your POP! OS latest. You can use the application to create amazing artworks and designs.