How to Install and Uninstall freenect Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "freenect" package

This guide let you learn how to install freenect on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                freenect
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "freenect" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall freenect on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                freenect
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the freenect package on Kali Linux

Package: freenect
Source: libfreenect
Version: 1:0.5.3-3.1
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Nicolas Bourdaud
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libfreenect-bin, libfreenect-dev, libfreenect0.5, libfreenect-doc
Size: 5500
SHA256: 48dfce5cff16358d7452775d8c1b4c9b565fd6311f59cb7f1b0908a92453ca38
SHA1: 84105948353e94689d99efa584cf0678e48de2e0
MD5sum: d2fa1580d4f352112aa2dd1cea13ff66
Description: library for accessing Kinect device -- metapackage
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...)
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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.
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This is the metapackage to install all components of the project.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://openkinect.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libf/libfreenect/freenect_0.5.3-3.1_amd64.deb