How To Install libcv2.4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv2.4 on Debian 9. libcv2.4 is computer vision library - libcv* translation package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv2.4 on Debian 9.

What is libcv2.4

libcv2.4 is:

This package provide files for translation from libcv2.1 to libcv2.4.

The Open Computer Vision Library is a collection of algorithms and sample code for various computer vision problems. The library is compatible with IPL (Intel’s Image Processing Library) and, if available, can use IPP (Intel’s Integrated Performance Primitives) for better performance.

OpenCV provides low level portable data types and operators, and a set of high level functionalities for video acquisition, image processing and analysis, structural analysis, motion analysis and object tracking, object recognition, camera calibration and 3D reconstruction.

There are three methods to install libcv2.4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcv2.4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcv2.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcv2.4

Install libcv2.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcv2.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcv2.4

Install libcv2.4 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcv2.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcv2.4

How To Uninstall libcv2.4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcv2.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcv2.4

Uninstall libcv2.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcv2.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcv2.4

Remove libcv2.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libcv2.4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcv2.4

Remove libcv2.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcv2.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcv2.4

Dependencies

libcv2.4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv2.4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.