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Installing OpenCV on Ubuntu

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The following procedure outline the detailed steps needed to install the computer vision library OpenCV on Ubuntu Linux:

    1. Prepare the environment

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//Install some prerequisites
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install cmake
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
sudo apt-get install libpng12-0 libpng12-dev libpng++-dev libpng3
sudo apt-get install libpnglite-dev
sudo apt-get install libpngwriter0-dev libpngwriter0c2
sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dbg zlib1g zlib1g-dev
sudo apt-get install libjasper-dev libjasper-runtime libjasper1
sudo apt-get install pngtools libtiff4-dev libtiff4
sudo apt-get install libtiffxx0c2 libtiff-tools
sudo apt-get install libjpeg8 libjpeg8-dev libjpeg8-dbg
sudo apt-get install libjpeg-prog
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev
sudo apt-get install libavcodec52 libavformat52
sudo apt-get install libgstreamer0.10-0-dbg libgstreamer0.10-0
sudo apt-get install libgstreamer0.10-dev
sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg  libxine-dev libxine1-bin
sudo apt-get install libunicap2 libunicap2-dev
sudo apt-get install libdc1394-22-dev libdc1394-22 libdc1394-utils
sudo apt-get install swig
sudo apt-get install libv4l-0 libv4l-dev
sudo apt-get install python-numpy

    1. Only if you want to use python

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sudo apt-get install libpython2.6 python-dev python2.6-dev

    1. Problems with libjpeg.so then

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sudo apt-get install libjpeg-progs libjpeg-dev

    1. You may need this

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sudo apt-get install libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev

    1. Get OpenCV from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-unix/2.1/OpenCV-2.1.0.tar.bz2/download
    2. Extract it to some directory for example OpenCV2.1
    3. In order to fix the problem “error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ does not name a type”

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//Add
#include <stddef.h&gt
//To
include/opencv/cxcore.hpp

  1. In order to fix the problem: “undefined reference to `cvCreateCameraCapture_V4L(int)'”:
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    // In file: cvconfig.h.cmake
     
    /* V4L2 capturing support */
    #cmakedefine HAVE_CAMV4L2
    ADD: /* V4L/V4L2 capturing support via libv4l */
    ADD: #cmakedefine HAVE_LIBV4L
    /* Carbon windowing environment */
     
    // In file: src/highgui/src/cvcap.cpp
     
           Replace:
           #if defined HAVE_LIBV4L || (defined (HAVE_CAMV4L)
           && defined (HAVE_CAMV4L2))
           With:
           #if defined (HAVE_CAMV4L) || defined (HAVE_CAMV4L2)
    // In file: opencv/modules/highgui/src/cvcap_libv4l.cpp
     
    #include "precomp.hpp"
    Replace:
    #if !defined WIN32 && defined HAVE_CAMV4L
    && defined HAVE_CAMV4L2
    With:
    #if !defined WIN32 && defined HAVE_LIBV4L
    #define CLEAR(x) memset (&(x), 0, sizeof (x))
    #include <sys/ioctl.h>
    ADD: #ifdef HAVE_CAMV4L
    #include <linux/videodev.h>
    #include <linux/videodev2.h>
    ADD: #endif
  2. In order to fix “fatal error: linux/videodev.h: No such file or directory”
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    sudo ln -s /usr/include/linux/videodev2.h /usr/include/linux/videodev.h
  4. Generate make file
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    cd OpenCV2.1
    mkdir release
    cd release
    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D BUILD_PYTHON_SUPPORT=ON -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON ..
    make
    sudo make install

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One Comment
  1. Kelly Francis

    To install OpenCV using the terminal on Ubuntu:
    $ su –
    # apt-get update
    # apt-get install build-essential
    # apt-get install libavformat-dev
    # apt-get install x264 v4l-utils ffmpeg
    # apt-get install libcv2.3 libcvaux2.3 libhighgui2.3 python-opencv opencv-doc libcv-dev libcvaux-dev libhighgui-dev

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