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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libfreenect-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libfreenect-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libfreenect-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libfreenect-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Bourdaud
Architecture: amd64
Source: libfreenect
Version: 1:0.5.3-1
Depends: libfreenect0.5 (= 1:0.5.3-1), libusb-1.0-0-dev (>= 1.0.18~)
Filename: pool/universe/libf/libfreenect/libfreenect-dev_0.5.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 14334
MD5sum: 33b0a9d0090a21551eea79857f97dc63
SHA1: 21b797dc6f30255145233145c2bbefa25149e3ea
SHA256: 8ea987fb7b639ea9cdf12da672657ae7b1cc64e4d7a30f985d780a236b205bd1
Description-en: library for accessing Kinect device -- development files
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 development package containing the libraries and header for
software development with libfreenect.
Description-md5: dd953020efd84e4416daf6430ac2a8a4
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://openkinect.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu