How to Install and Uninstall libfreenect-demos Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "libfreenect-demos" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libfreenect-demos on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libfreenect-demos" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libfreenect-demos on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreenect-demos package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libfreenect-demos
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 18
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Bourdaud
Architecture: amd64
Source: libfreenect
Version: 1:0.5.3-1
Depends: libfreenect-bin
Filename: pool/universe/libf/libfreenect/libfreenect-demos_0.5.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 3502
MD5sum: 9091bbd53d79bb9aba5c122a5a05c9ea
SHA1: b0d4f630efafac41da7edf49ff753df0a1bd1907
SHA256: c6f6c3e3584cef29235e8f566b5f8d3822779cc99fd1d9c7510122800074d1aa
Description-en: library for accessing Kinect device -- dummy package
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 package is a metapackage to do the transition from libfreenect-demos
to libfreenect-bin. This package can be removed after installation.
Description-md5: 10a506958333227305288b718fcc3938
Homepage: http://openkinect.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu