OpenCPN (Open Chart Plotter Navigator) is a free software project to create
a concise chart plotter and navigation software, for use underway or as
a planning tool. OpenCPN is developed by a team of active sailors using real
world conditions for program testing and refinement.
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on Pop!_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install opencpn
To install opencpn, simply use the following command: