How to Install and Uninstall freenect Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "freenect" package

Learn how to install freenect on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall freenect on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: freenect
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.5.3-1build1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: libfreenect
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Bourdaud
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 18
Depends: libfreenect-bin, libfreenect-dev, libfreenect0.5, libfreenect-doc
Filename: pool/universe/libf/libfreenect/freenect_0.5.3-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 3556
MD5sum: 92831e72b5968186934e71f3d72a75ca
SHA1: 171665c1365a8612ef37af21576a272cc281c603
SHA256: 26e5cd0408f1c3046dd31d90e9cd60994f9954016577ec2ac6d9461e3b92df7c
Homepage: http://openkinect.org/
Description: library for accessing Kinect device -- metapackage
Description-md5: 378022b056f3d5950f489fb32cf98918