Tutorial - How to Install Orchest on POP! OS Latest

Introduction

Orchest is an open-source library that enables users to build parallel and concurrent systems. Often used by software developers, Orchest ensures that complex systems can be created with ease.

If you are a software developer or would like to use Orchest for any other purpose, this tutorial will guide you on how to install Orchest on your POP! OS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure that you have the following:

  • An active internet connection
  • A user account with the sudo privilege
  • Basic knowledge of working on the Linux command line interface

Installation Process

  1. Open your terminal on POP! OS by clicking on the terminal icon on the side panel or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

  2. Update your system package using the following command:

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

    This process may take some time depending on your internet speed.

  3. Next, install the pre-requisite packages that Orchest requires to run. You can do this by running the command below:

    sudo apt install -y openjdk-8-jre-headless git maven

  4. Once the packages are installed, download the Orchest source code by running the git clone command below:

    git clone https://github.com/orchest/orchest.git

    This command will download the latest Orchest source code from their GitHub repository.

  5. Change into the orchest directory by running cd orchest.

  6. Now that you're in the orchest directory, build the Orchest code by running mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=true.

    This command may take several minutes, depending on the speed of your system and internet connection.

  7. After building the code, verify that Orchest runs correctly by testing a sample run configuration with the command below:

    ./bin/orchest run src/test/resources/specifications/hello_orchest.yaml

    You will see output in your terminal, indicating that Orchest is successfully installed on your system.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Orchest on your POP! OS latest version. You are now ready to start using this powerful library to build concurrent and parallel systems.

Have fun exploring the features and functionalities of Orchest.