How to Set-up Vision on Ubuntu

How to Set-up Vision on Ubuntu

Step 1 – Install Ubuntu

First step is to install ubuntu, Wubi is the easiest way to install it. After your install finishes your computer should boot into this screen.

Step 2 – Open Terminal

For the rest of this set-up, you MUST have an internet connection. If your WiFi doesn’t work use a wired connection or fix your modprobes

Click on the unity button in the left top corner of the screen and open terminal


Step 3 – Install apt-get Packages

Paste each of these lines into terminal one at a time

sudo apt-get install synaptic

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev libqt4-core libqt4-gui

sudo apt-get install qtcreator

sudo su

sudo apt-get install build-essential

sudo apt-get install libavformat-dev

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

sudo apt-get install libcv2.3 libcvaux2.3 libhighgui2.3 python-opencv opencv-doc libcv-dev libcvaux-dev libhighgui-dev

sudo apt-get install freenect

Type “Y” when prompted and then let the process finish for the current package, once it is finished, move to the next line


Step 4 – Open QT Creator and Edit Settings

Next step is to click the unity button and type “Qt Creator” and open it, then go to the top bar and find “tools>options”. On Environment change terminalemulator -e to “xterm -e”

If you are on x86(64bit/32bit) proceed to Step 6

If you are on an ARM architecture (SBC,Odroid,etc) you MUST do step 5!


Step 5 – Select gcc as c++ compiler

In the “tools/options” menu go to “Build&Run” and then to “Tool Chains”, click “add” then browse to “/usr/bin/” and select “gcc” or “gcc-4.6”, whatever options it does after should be automatic, accept these changes and then you should be ready to go!


Step 6 – More information

For example source code and to ask questions, email Emerson O’Hara at redrumisbackagain@gmail.com