opencv/doc/tutorials/introduction/linux_install/linux_install.rst
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.. _Linux-Installation:
Installation in Linux
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These steps have been tested for Ubuntu 10.04 but should work with other distros.
Required packages
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* GCC 4.4.x or later. This can be installed with
.. code-block:: bash
sudo apt-get install build-essential
* CMake 2.6 or higher
* Subversion (SVN) client
* GTK+2.x or higher, including headers (libgtk2.0-dev)
* pkgconfig
* Python 2.6 or later and Numpy 1.5 or later with developer packages (python-dev, python-numpy)
* ffmpeg or libav development packages: libavcodec-dev, libavformat-dev, libswscale-dev
* [optional] libdc1394 2.x
* [optional] libjpeg-dev, libpng-dev, libtiff-dev, libjasper-dev.
All the libraries above can be installed via Terminal or by using Synaptic Manager
Getting OpenCV source code
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You can use the latest stable OpenCV version available in *sourceforge* or you can grab the latest snapshot from the `SVN repository <http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/>`_.
Getting the latest stable OpenCV version
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* Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary
* Download the source tarball and unpack it
Getting the cutting-edge OpenCV from SourceForge SVN repository
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Launch SVN client and checkout either
a. the current OpenCV snapshot from here: http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/trunk
#. or the latest tested OpenCV snapshot from here: http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/tags/latest_tested_snapshot
In Ubuntu it can be done using the following command, e.g.:
.. code-block:: bash
cd ~/<my_working _directory>
svn co http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/trunk
Building OpenCV from source using CMake, using the command line
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#. Create a temporary directory, which we denote as <cmake_binary_dir>, where you want to put the generated Makefiles, project files as well the object filees and output binaries
#. Enter the <cmake_binary_dir> and type
.. code-block:: bash
cmake [<some optional parameters>] <path to the OpenCV source directory>
For example
.. code-block:: bash
cd ~/opencv
mkdir release
cd release
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local ..
#. Enter the created temporary directory (<cmake_binary_dir>) and proceed with:
.. code-block:: bash
make
sudo make install
.. note::
If the size of the created library is a critical issue (like in case of an Android build) you can use the ``install/strip`` command to get the smallest size as possible. The *stripped* version appears to be twice as small. However, we do not recommend using this unless those extra megabytes do really matter.