How To Install libopencv-core4.5 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv-core4.5 on Kali Linux.
What is libopencv-core4.5
libopencv-core4.5 is:
This package contains the OpenCV (Open Computer Vision) core 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-core4.5 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 libopencv-core4.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopencv-core4.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencv-core4.5Install libopencv-core4.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopencv-core4.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencv-core4.5Install libopencv-core4.5 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopencv-core4.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencv-core4.5How To Uninstall libopencv-core4.5 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libopencv-core4.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencv-core4.5Uninstall libopencv-core4.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencv-core4.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencv-core4.5Remove libopencv-core4.5 Configurations and Data
To remove libopencv-core4.5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencv-core4.5Remove libopencv-core4.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencv-core4.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencv-core4.5Dependencies
libopencv-core4.5 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv-core4.5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
