Install libfreenect Drivers on Ubuntu libfreenect is the end result of the famous Adafruit Kinect hacking bounty X-Prize winner. After it made its mark on the scene, the OpenKinect community was born and the rest is history. This guide will provide the resources necessary to install the OpenKinect libfreenect drivers for Ubuntu. The original installation guide can be found at OpenKinect's Getting Started Guide. We'll be performing the entire operation using a Terminal app. First up, upon up a Terminal. Installing Dependencies Type in the following to install the required dependencies and packages necessary to install libfreenect. sudo apt-get install git-core cmake freeglut3-dev pkg-config build-essential libxmu-dev libxi-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev This will take a bit of time depending on your internet connection and if you need to install all of these dependencies. Install libfreenect Create a directory in Home called Kinect. mkdir ~/Kinect cd ~/Kinect Use git to download the latest version of libfreenect sudo glview
Getting started with Kinect on Ubuntu 12.04 – OpenNI, Nite , SimpleopenNI and Processing « ramsrigoutham The objective of this tutorial is - 1) To install OpenNI, Nite (drivers that help getting data from the kinect) in Ubuntu 12.04. 2) To set up Processing and SimpleOpenNI ( OpenNI and Nite wrapper for Processing ) using which you can get started with Kinect coding. What you need? Kinect with usb cable and a computer with Ubuntu installed. It is not recommended to run Ubuntu as a wubi installer from Windows when working with Kinect. 1) Installing OpenNI and NITE 1) I highly recommend installing 32 bit versions of all even if yours is a 64 bit system. Tip: Instead of navigating to different folders using cd command you can enable Open in terminal option when you right click in any folder. sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal After installing type : killall nautilus && nautilus in terminal to activate the change immediately. Testing the installation: Connect the kinect and ensure that the green Led on it is blinking. . The output with my Kinect: 1)Download processing for Linux from here.
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