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I am attempting to install libopencv-dev via apt-get install. So I ran

sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev

and it seems to install the package. However, when I inspect the directory where the lib files should be, I do not see them.

According to dpkg, this directory is /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu. But the lib files are neither here nor are they anywhere else on my computer.

How do I troubleshoot this? I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling libopencv-dev to no avail.

Compiling an opencv c++ program results in the following errors:

g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_calib3d.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_contrib.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_core.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_features2d.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_flann.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_gpu.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_highgui.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_imgproc.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_legacy.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_ml.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_objdetect.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_ocl.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_photo.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_stitching.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_superres.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_ts.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_video.so: No such file or directory
g++: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_videostab.so: No such file or directory

I use pkg-config --cflags --libs to link the c++ program to the opencv libs. The output of running pkg-config --cflags --libs opencv is:

-I/usr/include/opencv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_calib3d.so -lopencv_calib3d /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_contrib.so -lopencv_contrib /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_core.so -lopencv_core /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_features2d.so -lopencv_features2d /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_flann.so -lopencv_flann /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_gpu.so -lopencv_gpu /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_highgui.so -lopencv_highgui /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_imgproc.so -lopencv_imgproc /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_legacy.so -lopencv_legacy /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_ml.so -lopencv_ml /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_objdetect.so -lopencv_objdetect /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_ocl.so -lopencv_ocl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_photo.so -lopencv_photo /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_stitching.so -lopencv_stitching /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_superres.so -lopencv_superres /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_ts.so -lopencv_ts /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_video.so -lopencv_video /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libopencv_videostab.so -lopencv_videostab
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    AFAIK libopencv-dev itself doesn't provide any libraries (although its dependencies do). What is the actual problem you are trying to solve? What is your Ubuntu version? – steeldriver Apr 20 '19 at 2:08
  • My Ubuntu version is 16.04. I am trying to compile a c++ program that requires opencv, but it fails to compile because none of the opencv libraries are found. When I run dpkg -l, it indicates that all the opencv packages are installed, but I don't see the libraries anywhere. – Guilty Spark Apr 20 '19 at 14:37
  • Please edit your question to include the compiler command that is failing, along with the error message. Also the output of pkg-config --cflags --libs opencv – steeldriver Apr 20 '19 at 14:41
  • Well although it seems like pkg-config is broken in OpenCV-2.4.0 and later (it should be using -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ rather than prepending the individual library paths) that doesn't seem to stop it working. All I can suggest is that you autoremove the dependent packages and try again i.e. sudo apt autoremove libopencv-dev followed by sudo apt install libopencv-dev – steeldriver Apr 20 '19 at 21:49
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When you remove libopencv-dev some opencv lib are not removed, running:

sudo apt list --installed | grep opencv

You can check if some lib is still there and remove it. Then you can try to reinstall libopencv.
This could help.

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