How To Install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36.

What is libfreenect-opencv

The libfreenect-opencv package contains the libfreenect binding library for OpenCV development.

We can use yum or dnf to install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfreenect-opencv.

Install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libfreenect-opencv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libfreenect-opencv

Install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libfreenect-opencv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libfreenect-opencv

How To Uninstall libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libfreenect-opencv package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libfreenect-opencv

libfreenect-opencv Package Contents on Fedora 36

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title: "How To Install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "libfreenect-opencv"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-opencv in Fedora 36. libfreenect-opencv is OpenCV bindings for libfreenect"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
#image: /images/fedora/36/libfreenect-opencv-featured.png
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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libfreenect-opencv` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libfreenect-opencv`

> The libfreenect-opencv package contains the libfreenect binding library for OpenCV development.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libfreenect-opencv` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfreenect-opencv.

## Install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libfreenect-opencv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libfreenect-opencv

Install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libfreenect-opencv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libfreenect-opencv

How To Uninstall libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libfreenect-opencv package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libfreenect-opencv

libfreenect-opencv Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/freenect-cvdemo
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/0750a8b4c8b880908f883c69cfeadb501b2c11
/usr/lib/.build-id/84
/usr/lib/.build-id/84/79e3f5ea4964c77c23e7da27668eca98b7938e
/usr/lib/libfreenect_cv.so.0
/usr/lib/libfreenect_cv.so.0.6.2

References

• libfreenect-opencv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-opencv on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/bin/freenect-cvdemo /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/2b /usr/lib/.build-id/2b/c1a8be41e27811e79719b60ed4a9e538bcdf00 /usr/lib/.build-id/7b/3abbbe744a6df16ed8a5a7096691ceb0605856 /usr/lib64/libfreenect_cv.so.0 /usr/lib64/libfreenect_cv.so.0.6.2

## References

* [libfreenect-opencv website](http://www.openkinect.org/)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libfreenect-opencv` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).