How To Install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 on Debian 9.
What is libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 is:
This package contains the OpenCV (Open Computer Vision) High-level GUI and Media I/O runtime libraries.
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 libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 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 libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
Install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
Install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 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 libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
How To Uninstall libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
Uninstall libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
Remove libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 Configurations and Data
To remove libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
Remove libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0
Dependencies
libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv-highgui2.4-deb0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
