How To Install libfreenect-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-bin on Kali Linux. libfreenect-bin is library for accessing Kinect device – utilities and samples

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreenect-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libfreenect-bin

libfreenect-bin 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 package includes utilities and sample programs for kinect.

There are three methods to install libfreenect-bin 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 libfreenect-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfreenect-bin

Install libfreenect-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfreenect-bin

Install libfreenect-bin 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 libfreenect-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreenect-bin

How To Uninstall libfreenect-bin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfreenect-bin

Uninstall libfreenect-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreenect-bin

Remove libfreenect-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libfreenect-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreenect-bin

Remove libfreenect-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreenect-bin

Dependencies

libfreenect-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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