install opencv-2.4.11 in ubuntu

install-opencv-2.4.11-in-ubuntu.sh

# install dependencies
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
sudo apt-get install -y cmake
sudo apt-get install -y libgtk2.0-dev
sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config
sudo apt-get install -y python-numpy python-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libtiff-dev libjasper-dev
 
sudo apt-get -qq install libopencv-dev build-essential checkinstall cmake pkg-config yasm libjpeg-dev libjasper-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libdc1394-22-dev libxine-dev libgstreamer0.10-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev libv4l-dev python-dev python-numpy libtbb-dev libqt4-dev libgtk2.0-dev libmp3lame-dev libopencore-amrnb-dev libopencore-amrwb-dev libtheora-dev libvorbis-dev libxvidcore-dev x264 v4l-utils
 
# download opencv-2.4.11
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/opencvlibrary/opencv-unix/2.4.11/opencv-2.4.11.zip
unzip opencv-2.4.11.zip
cd opencv-2.4.11
mkdir release
cd release
 
# compile and install
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++ CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D WITH_TBB=ON -D BUILD_NEW_PYTHON_SUPPORT=ON -D WITH_V4L=ON -D INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES=ON -D INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES=ON -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -D WITH_QT=ON -D WITH_OPENGL=ON -D BUILD_FAT_JAVA_LIB=ON -D INSTALL_TO_MANGLED_PATHS=ON -D INSTALL_CREATE_DISTRIB=ON -D INSTALL_TESTS=ON -D ENABLE_FAST_MATH=ON -D WITH_IMAGEIO=ON -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -D WITH_GSTREAMER=ON ..
make all -j4 # 4 cores
sudo make install
 
# ignore libdc1394 error http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12689304/ctypes-error-libdc1394-error-failed-to-initialize-libdc1394
 
#python
#> import cv2
#> cv2.SIFT
#<built-in function SIFT>

Outstanding! Worked the first time. Thanks!

Very useful. Thanks.

Hey I'm on 15.04 but I'm not able to compile OpenCv 2.4.11, seems like there is a problem with ffmpeg with the highgui module.

Mattmezz, the 'sudo apt-get install -y libopencv-dev' is missing in the script, please add it to the script or do it manually. it will solve your problem

if it doesnt work, add this option to the cmake " -D WITH_FFMPEG=OFF " it will disable the ffmpeg ( i think u dont need it ), but it will solve your problem 100% (only for Ubuntu 15.04, because the ffmpeg is dropped or replaced , i dont know exactly)

I'm running Ubuntu 14.10 and had to add:
sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev
and add this in the cmake "-D WITH_FFMPEG=OFF" (as Yami-Bitshark recommended)

Great script man! worked without any hassles

Worked on ubuntu 12.04.

message from ubuntu-15.10

Note, selecting 'libpng12-dev' instead of 'libpng-dev'
Note, selecting 'libtiff5-dev' instead of 'libtiff-dev'

Python:

import cv2
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
ImportError: No module named cv2

=> [SOLVED] $ sudo apt-get install python-opencv

I am on 15.04 but can't compile opencv 2.4.11 and i tried what Yami-Bitshark said anything else to add or remove?

In case of error "nvcc fatal : Unsupported gpu architecture 'compute_11' ", add "-D CUDA_GENERATION=Kepler .." to the end of cmake.

Very useful, thanks

I am getting the following error when running cmake

Parse error in command line argument: -D
Should be: VAR:type=value
CMake Error: No cmake script provided.
CMake Error: Problem processing arguments. Aborting.

great!

I was getting import cv2 errors so just thought of posting a solution here incase someone might have the same problem. If opencv installs successfully, you need to check if cv2.so is in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ directory. If its not there then you have to copy it there because cmake fails to copy it there. To find its location you search for it with find / -name "cv2.so". Same applies with cv.py, it also has to be copied in the same directory. You search for it using find / -name "cv.py"Open nano ~/.bashrc and add the following statement at the end; export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages Make sure you reboot your device.

Thanks ,
I also had to run sudo apt-get install python-opencv to work with python (2.7)
@GingerMuda Will it work for python 3.4 as well ?

Great script, worked on Ubuntu 16.04
Note, selecting 'libxine2' instead of 'libxine-dev'

I have imported cv2 but
cv2.SIFT
shows: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'SIFT'

and cv2.ORB is working fine

Please Help !!!

I am using Ubuntu 15.04 and it doesn't work, I tried -D WITH_FFMPEG=OFF nothing solved, please help

anyone has some script like that one for mac OS?

@Miketools, sure! it;s ok!

SOLVED

cv2.SIFT shows: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'SIFT'

Copy opencv-2.4.11/release/lib/cv2.so file to /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages

broke my virtualenv after running the script.

Thanks. It worked on python 2.7.12. (which is my default one). How to make it work on python 3.5?

try http://techtidings.blogspot.hk/2012/01/problem-with-libglso-on-64-bit-ubuntu.html if

make[2]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so', needed by `bin/opencv_annotation'.  Stop.

because of a broken link.

Ubuntu 16.04, libxine-dev is not found, fails the rest. Maybe it should be on a separate line?

for people who are facing this error :
nvcc fatal : Unsupported gpu architecture 'compute_11'
try to compile with this cmake command under the release folder :
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D CUDA_GENERATION=Kepler ..

If there is error with graphcuts.cpp, try this:
Open the file "/opencv-2.4.11/modules/gpu/src/graphcuts.cpp" and replace
#if !defined (HAVE_CUDA) || defined (CUDA_DISABLER)
by
#if !defined (HAVE_CUDA) || defined (CUDA_DISABLER) || (CUDART_VERSION >= 8000)

@TrinhTUHH thanks. It seems this problem was solved in the latest version (2.4.13.4)

HOW TO FIX
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make[1]: *** [modules/core/CMakeFiles/opencv_core.dir/all] Error 2

Built target pch_Generate_opencv_perf_highgui
make: *** [all] Error 2