How To Install libopenni-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenni-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenni-dev
libopenni-dev is:
OpenNI is a framework for getting data to support ‘Natural Interaction’, i.e. skeleton tracking, gesture tracking, and similar ways of getting data from humans. OpenNI provides the interface for physical devices and for middleware components. The API enables modules to be registered in the OpenNI framework, which then produce sensory data. OpenNI also allows selection of different hardware and middleware modules.
This package provides the headers and pkgconfig for building C/C++ programs that use OpenNI libraries.
There are three methods to install libopenni-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenni-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenni-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenni-dev
Install libopenni-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenni-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenni-dev
Install libopenni-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenni-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenni-dev
How To Uninstall libopenni-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenni-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenni-dev
Uninstall libopenni-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenni-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenni-dev
Remove libopenni-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenni-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenni-dev
Remove libopenni-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenni-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenni-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenni-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.