Ubuntu 12.04 LTS – Precise Pangolin

Install OpenCV 2.3.1

    sudo apt-get install libopencv-*
    sudo apt-get install python-opencv
    #sudo apt-get install python-numpy
	sudo pip install numpy
	sudo pip install milk
	sudo easy_install mahotas

That’s it! OpenCV 2.3.1 is installed completely in Ubuntu 12.04 (Thanks for the package).

Install SimpleCV.

    sudo apt-get install python-pygame
    sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
    sudo apt-get install ipython

Download the latest SimpleCV version from GitHub.
Extract it and change the directroy.

    sudo python setup.py install 

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install easygui

sudo apt-get install python-easygui

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install tk

sudo apt-get install python-tk

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hg clone https://code.google.com/p/pymeanshift/


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sudo apt-get install python-imaging-tk


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must be added to the dial out group for aruduino com to work


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GPS library for distance calculations

sudo easy_install geopy