How To Install opencv-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opencv-doc on Kali Linux.
What is opencv-doc
opencv-doc is:
This package contains the OpenCV documentation and example programs.
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-doc 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-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opencv-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opencv-docInstall opencv-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opencv-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opencv-docInstall opencv-doc 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 opencv-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opencv-docHow To Uninstall opencv-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the opencv-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opencv-docUninstall opencv-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opencv-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opencv-docRemove opencv-doc Configurations and Data
To remove opencv-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opencv-docRemove opencv-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opencv-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opencv-docDependencies
opencv-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opencv-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
