How To Install freenect on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freenect on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is freenect
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 is the metapackage to install all components of the project.
There are three methods to install freenect on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 freenect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freenect
Install freenect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freenect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freenect
Install 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 freenect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freenect
How To Uninstall freenect on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the freenect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freenect
Uninstall freenect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freenect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freenect
Remove freenect Configurations and Data
To remove freenect configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freenect
Remove freenect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freenect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freenect
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freenect package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
