How To Install libopencv-core406 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv-core406 on Debian 12.
What is libopencv-core406
libopencv-core406 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-core406 on Debian 12. 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-core406 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencv-core406 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencv-core406
Install libopencv-core406 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencv-core406 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencv-core406
Install libopencv-core406 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencv-core406 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencv-core406
How To Uninstall libopencv-core406 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libopencv-core406 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencv-core406
Uninstall libopencv-core406 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencv-core406 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencv-core406
Remove libopencv-core406 Configurations and Data
To remove libopencv-core406 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencv-core406
Remove libopencv-core406 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencv-core406 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencv-core406
Dependencies
libopencv-core406 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv-core406 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
