Install OpenNI for Ubuntu 11.10

Question

I cannot find install instructions for Ubuntu 11.10 anywhere on the internet. Does anyone have a link to how to get it up and running or how I can get started?

Answer 1

Download the OpenNI package from here

Before installing OpenNI you must install the dependencies. The following are the dependencies

1. GCC 4.x

   sudo apt-get install g++
   

2. Python 2.6+/3.x

   sudo apt-get install python
   

3. LibUSB 1.0.8

   sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev
   

4. FreeGLUT3

   sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev
   

5. JDK 6.0 or above

   sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
   

Once the above packages are installed. Now install the OpenNI package

unzip OpenNI-master.zip
cd OpenNI-master/Platform/Linux/CreateRedist
./RedistMaker
cd ../Redist/OpenNI*/
sudo ./install.sh

Reference: https://github.com/OpenNI/OpenNI