How To Install freenect on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install freenect on Kali Linux. freenect is library for accessing Kinect device – metapackage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freenect on Kali Linux.

What is freenect

freenect 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 metapackage to install all components of the project.

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

Install freenect Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freenect

Install freenect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freenect using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freenect

Install freenect Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install freenect

How To Uninstall freenect on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the freenect package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freenect

Uninstall freenect And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freenect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freenect

Remove freenect Configurations and Data

To remove freenect configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freenect

Remove freenect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freenect

Dependencies

freenect have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freenect package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.