How to Install and Uninstall freenect Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "freenect" package

This guide let you learn how to install freenect on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall freenect on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: freenect
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.5.3-2
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_0.5.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 3556
MD5sum: 0d7f3e3eb4efd7854244d7489d72a5d0
SHA1: 35c91b40ad51397d424cbfb4efe0f578c6a37ece
SHA256: 3b39a041436a5187cfca97b71dbcc096c39f7a2257416f5d1e0c199770d27dc5
SHA512: f840d78fef2126dcc543a76241ca5d45ced6688ff650baf7e867bb3c778e9d6484176994bc4efe9acf207bcdcc67727f23715dbd13e7c70b2a2c3afdacd70d8e
Homepage: http://openkinect.org/
Description-en: 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: 378022b056f3d5950f489fb32cf98918