How To Install python-freenect on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-freenect on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-freenect
python-freenect is:
libfreenect is a cross-platform library that provides the necessary interfaces to activate, initialize, and communicate data with the Kinect hardware. Currently, the library supports access to RGB and depth video streams, motors, accelerometer and LED and provide binding in different languages (C++, Python…)
This library is the low level component of the OpenKinect project which is an open community of people interested in making use of the Xbox Kinect hardware with PCs and other devices.
This package provides freenect extension to use libfreenect functionality from Python and includes some demo scripts.
There are three methods to install python-freenect on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-freenect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-freenect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-freenect
Install python-freenect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-freenect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-freenect
Install python-freenect 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 python-freenect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-freenect
How To Uninstall python-freenect on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-freenect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-freenect
Uninstall python-freenect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-freenect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-freenect
Remove python-freenect Configurations and Data
To remove python-freenect configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-freenect
Remove python-freenect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-freenect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-freenect
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-freenect package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
