How To Install opencv-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencv-data on Kali Linux.

What is opencv-data

opencv-data is:

This package contains some architecture independent files useful for development with OpenCV.

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 opencv-data 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 opencv-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opencv-data

Install opencv-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opencv-data

Install opencv-data 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 opencv-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opencv-data

How To Uninstall opencv-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opencv-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opencv-data

Uninstall opencv-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opencv-data

Remove opencv-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge opencv-data

Remove opencv-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opencv-data

Dependencies

opencv-data have the following dependencies:

References

• opencv-data website

Summary

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