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== Linux ==
 
== Linux ==
arne_ has provided deb and rpm packages for the "new-api" branch of libfreenect here:
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Arne Bernin has provided deb and rpm packages for the "new-api" (now master) branch of libfreenect here:
 
http://livingplace.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/blog/?p=228
 
http://livingplace.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/blog/?p=228
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=== Ubuntu ===
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An Ubuntu launchpad ppa for Lucid (10.04) is available at:
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https://launchpad.net/~arne-alamut/+archive/freenect
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to use it, open a console and execute:
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$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:arne-alamut/freenect
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after that, you can use
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$ sudo apt-get install libfreenect
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=== Manual build under linux ===
  
 
''still need instructions for manually building under linux''
 
''still need instructions for manually building under linux''

Revision as of 01:12, 18 November 2010

This page documents how to get started using OpenKinect.

The libraries are very much in flux and this won't be the final process. This also means these instructions might be out of date with the latest commits.

Linux

Arne Bernin has provided deb and rpm packages for the "new-api" (now master) branch of libfreenect here: http://livingplace.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/blog/?p=228


Ubuntu

An Ubuntu launchpad ppa for Lucid (10.04) is available at:

https://launchpad.net/~arne-alamut/+archive/freenect

to use it, open a console and execute:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:arne-alamut/freenect

after that, you can use

$ sudo apt-get install libfreenect

Manual build under linux

still need instructions for manually building under linux

OS X

Instructions: someone verify http://www.spoofscript.com/blog/?p=327

Windows

Getting Started in Windows Getting_Started_Windows


Dependencies

http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/libusb-win32/wiki

ftp://sourceware.org/pub/pthreads-win32/dll-latest

http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html