How To Install libfreenect on Fedora 34
libfreenect is Device driver for the Kinect Device driver for the Kinect
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect on Fedora 34.
What is libfreenect
libfreenect is a free and open source library that provides access to the Kinect device. Currently, the library supports the RGB webcam, the depth image, the LED, and the tilt motor. libfreenect 0.6.2 1.fc34 x86_64 126 k libfreenect-0.6.2-1.fc34.src.rpm fedora Device driver for the Kinect http ASL 2.0 and (GPLv2 or ASL 2.0) libfreenect is a free and open source library that provides access to the Kinect device. Currently, the library supports the RGB webcam, the depth image, the LED, and the tilt motor.
We can use yum or dnf to install libfreenect on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfreenect.
Install libfreenect on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install libfreenect using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libfreenect
Install libfreenect on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install libfreenect using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libfreenect
How To Uninstall libfreenect on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the libfreenect package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libfreenect
libfreenect Package Contents on Fedora 34
/lib/udev/rules.d/51-kinect.rules
/usr/bin/freenect-camtest
/usr/bin/freenect-chunkview
/usr/bin/freenect-cpp_pcview
/usr/bin/freenect-cppview
/usr/bin/freenect-glpclview
/usr/bin/freenect-glview
/usr/bin/freenect-hiview
/usr/bin/freenect-micview
/usr/bin/freenect-regtest
/usr/bin/freenect-regview
/usr/bin/freenect-tiltdemo
/usr/bin/freenect-wavrecord
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/b0867efbd0656c9400582cf623c7df6809af25
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/bc68f5d773fda661007109cc8d4cfebac4fdaf
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a/3397dfeadcf527cf57ec8f267763b6ea44440c
/usr/lib/.build-id/33
/usr/lib/.build-id/33/c72a6eb95c9dc1362691804cb24c1686d54cca
/usr/lib/.build-id/5a
/usr/lib/.build-id/5a/d44b6a6c0ebe7dca7a0e769978c9a4a49e6814
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/7179d43cb267ad4ad8d00701cfde7ec45643a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/27eb1f374af3f19f52e6b77ceea05743635f3c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/8ec58980283a886052b7df0771483285b31bed
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/f713dbc84619ac24ebe0752eb97b727bfacd33
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f/bedaa06e721f5e52f508483cfe4adbadce135d
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/703dbff2da17818ce3b1833f58b298fb5b9474
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9/b19f41061b220573060dfb6d7726b88df25854
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/c1bd3341204e3fc11fb17af98d700a3c86ee0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/70e937658b73d2b4ed555963da26713dc27e9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8/067659c556188ef61897c5ec863b2e42610a9b
/usr/lib64/libfreenect.so.0
/usr/lib64/libfreenect.so.0.6.2
/usr/lib64/libfreenect_sync.so.0
/usr/lib64/libfreenect_sync.so.0.6.2
/usr/share/doc/libfreenect
/usr/share/doc/libfreenect/CONTRIB
/usr/share/doc/libfreenect/README.md
/usr/share/libfreenect
/usr/share/libfreenect/fwfetcher.py
/usr/share/libfreenect/libfreenectConfig.cmake
/usr/share/licenses/libfreenect
/usr/share/licenses/libfreenect/APACHE20
/usr/share/licenses/libfreenect/GPL2
/lib/udev/rules.d/51-kinect.rules
/usr/bin/freenect-camtest
/usr/bin/freenect-chunkview
/usr/bin/freenect-cpp_pcview
/usr/bin/freenect-cppview
/usr/bin/freenect-glpclview
/usr/bin/freenect-glview
/usr/bin/freenect-hiview
/usr/bin/freenect-micview
/usr/bin/freenect-regtest
/usr/bin/freenect-regview
/usr/bin/freenect-tiltdemo
/usr/bin/freenect-wavrecord
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/a70dc85e532321fd9d121984ed0c1c581116b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/390ad015fbe19327ee03e10eebaea0e73062a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/49
/usr/lib/.build-id/49/02030f8fc79092579e24adc69f7df7116ed286
/usr/lib/.build-id/63
/usr/lib/.build-id/63/691856775a9b44ffd9cb5c3dff692d5d48615b
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/82848288d12f057e6e0530833269d3675fbc31
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a/f54eb439db92b85320d34e28982fe7a99e36d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c/ec5b7eb18df530b1254a0c45b40ad423e187bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/752019e529c647b35f9ec0d0a166c51968fdce
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/efbd1fe7c1fb3d8001cef88b28eae3570bd5a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa/e4e2332a7a3fba7b92ebc4f4178bd51a556b30
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4/d218ee9d360c23216bdf1a8bc0ab646f2bac9d
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/21527602dc164ab66603f792f70f71d4824184
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/71343a6a0979faf309afc0f7269390544e6f3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/b971537a66b876bc75c229b7dd7d19210d2474
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/f101cf370c579779da4faa331b57ff93b8591f
/usr/lib/libfreenect.so.0
/usr/lib/libfreenect.so.0.6.2
/usr/lib/libfreenect_sync.so.0
/usr/lib/libfreenect_sync.so.0.6.2
/usr/share/doc/libfreenect
/usr/share/doc/libfreenect/CONTRIB
/usr/share/doc/libfreenect/README.md
/usr/share/libfreenect
/usr/share/libfreenect/fwfetcher.py
/usr/share/libfreenect/libfreenectConfig.cmake
/usr/share/licenses/libfreenect
/usr/share/licenses/libfreenect/APACHE20
/usr/share/licenses/libfreenect/GPL2
References
- [libfreenect website](http://www.openkinect.org/ http://www.openkinect.org/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
