How To Install libopencv4.5-jni on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv4.5-jni on Kali Linux.

What is libopencv4.5-jni

libopencv4.5-jni is:

This package contains Java jni library for the OpenCV (Open Computer Vision) library.

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 libopencv4.5-jni 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 libopencv4.5-jni Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencv4.5-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencv4.5-jni

Install libopencv4.5-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencv4.5-jni using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopencv4.5-jni

Install libopencv4.5-jni 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 libopencv4.5-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencv4.5-jni

How To Uninstall libopencv4.5-jni on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopencv4.5-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopencv4.5-jni

Uninstall libopencv4.5-jni And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopencv4.5-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencv4.5-jni

Remove libopencv4.5-jni Configurations and Data

To remove libopencv4.5-jni configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencv4.5-jni

Remove libopencv4.5-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopencv4.5-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencv4.5-jni

Dependencies

libopencv4.5-jni have the following dependencies:

• libopencv-calib3d4.5
• libopencv-highgui4.5
• libopencv-ml4.5
• libopencv-objdetect4.5
• libopencv-photo4.5
• libopencv-video4.5
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libopencv-contrib4.5
• libopencv-core4.5
• libopencv-dnn4.5
• libopencv-features2d4.5
• libopencv-flann4.5
• libopencv-imgcodecs4.5
• libopencv-imgproc4.5
• libopencv-videoio4.5
• libstdc++6

References

• libopencv4.5-jni website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencv4.5-jni package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.