How To Install libfreenect-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libfreenect-dev
libfreenect-dev is:
libfreenect is a cross-platform library that provides the necessary interfaces to activate, initialize, and communicate data with the Kinect hardware. Currently, the library supports access to RGB and depth video streams, motors, accelerometer and LED and provide binding in different languages (C++, Python…)
This library is the low level component of the OpenKinect project which is an open community of people interested in making use of the Xbox Kinect hardware with PCs and other devices.
This is the development package containing the libraries and header for software development with libfreenect.
There are three methods to install libfreenect-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreenect-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreenect-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreenect-dev
Install libfreenect-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreenect-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreenect-dev
Install libfreenect-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreenect-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreenect-dev
How To Uninstall libfreenect-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfreenect-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreenect-dev
Uninstall libfreenect-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreenect-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreenect-dev
Remove libfreenect-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreenect-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreenect-dev
Remove libfreenect-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreenect-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreenect-dev
Dependencies
libfreenect-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.