OpenCV has a large number of package dependencies. To build it you will need to install the following packages.
sudo apt-get install libopencv-core-dev libopencv-highgui-dev \
libopencv-videoio-dev libopencv-imgproc-dev \
libopencv-imgcodecs-dev libdc1394-22-dev libjpeg-dev \
libpng-dev libopenlibm-dev zlib1g-dev libdc1394-22-dev \
libtiff-dev libswresample-dev libavutil-dev libv4l-dev \
libtbb-dev libavfilter-dev libssh-dev liblzma-dev libzvbi-dev \
libavcodec-dev libsnappy-dev libopenjp2-7-dev libtwolame-dev \
libavformat-dev libxvidcore-dev libshine-dev libc6-dev \
libswscale-dev libgmp-dev libx11-dev libtheora-dev \
libavdevice-dev libvorbis-dev libogg-dev libpostproc-dev \
libmp3lame-dev libx264-dev libspeex-dev \
libopus-dev libvpx-dev libgsm1-dev libwavpack-dev \
libwebp-dev libx265-dev libva-dev librtaudio-dev \
libbz2-dev libopenmpt-dev libusb-dev libgdcm2-dev \
libxml2-dev libgdal-dev libtiff5-dev \
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libgstreamer1.0-devThese packages support the use of the following linker flags.
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pthread")
set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -v -ltbb -lz -lm -lswresample \
-lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_highgui -ldc1394 \
-lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_imgproc -ljpeg -lpng -ltiff \
-lavformat -lavcodec -lswscale -lavutil -lavdevice -lavfilter \
-lssh -lcrystalhd -llzma -lgsm -lzvbi -lsnappy -lopenjp2 -lv4l2\
-lshine -lxvidcore -lwavpack -lwebp -lwebpmux -lx265 -lgmp \
-lva -lrt -lX11 -lbz2 -lopenmpt -lusb -lxml2 -lgdcmCommon \
-lgdcmDICT -lgdcmDSED -lgdcmIOD -lgdcmjpeg12 -lgdcmjpeg16 \
-lgdcmjpeg8 -lgdcmMEXD -lgdcmMSFF -lgdal -lpostproc \
-lmp3lame -ltwolame -lvorbis -lvorbisenc -lvorbisfile -lx264 \
-lx265 -lspeex -lopus -lvpx -ltheora -logg -lgstvideo-1.0 \
-lgstvideo-1.0 -lgstreamer-1.0")The following table provides a cross-reference between the linker flags and the package names and descriptions.
| Linker Symbol | Package Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| opencv_core | libopencv-core-dev | Development files for libopencv-core3.2 |
| opencv_highgui | libopencv-highgui-dev | Development files for libopencv-highgui3.2 |
| opencv_videoio | libopencv-videoio-dev | Development files for libopencv-videoio3.2 |
| opencv_imgproc | libopencv-imgproc-dev | Development files for libopencv-imgproc3.2 |
| opencv_imgcodecs | libopencv-imgcodecs-dev | Development files for libopencv-imgcodecs3.2 |
| z | zlib1g-dev | (aka libz-dev) Compression library |
| m | libopenlibm-dev | (aka libm-dev) implementation of C mathematical functions |
| dc1394 | libdc1394-22-dev | High level programming interface for IEEE 1394 cameras |
| jpeg | libjpeg-dev | Independent JPEG Group's JPEG runtime library |
| png | libpng-dev | PNG library - development (version 1.6) |
| tiff | libtiff-dev | Tag Image File Format library (TIFF), development files |
| tbb | libtbb-dev | Parallelism library for C++ |
| swresample | libswresample-dev | FFmpeg library for audio resampling, rematrixing etc. |
| avcodec | libavcodec-dev | FFmpeg library with de/encoders for audio/video codecs |
| avformat | libavformat-dev | FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers |
| swscale | libswscale-dev | FFmpeg library for image scaling and various conversions |
| avdevice | libavdevice-dev | FFmpeg library for handling input and output devices |
| postproc | libpostproc-dev | FFmpeg library for post processing |
| avutil | libavutil-dev | FFmpeg library with functions for simplifying programming |
| avfilter | libavfilter-dev | FFmpeg library containing media filters |
| ssh | libssh-dev | tiny C SSH library. Development files (OpenSSL flavor) |
| lzma | liblzma-dev | XZ-format compression library |
| zvbi | libzvbi-dev | Vertical Blanking Interval decoder (VBI) |
| snappy | libsnappy-dev | Fast compression/decompression library |
| openjp2 | libopenjp2-7-dev | Development files for OpenJPEG, a JPEG 2000 image library |
| mp3lame | libmp3lame-dev | MP3 encoding library |
| twolame | libtwolame-dev | MPEG Audio Layer 2 encoder |
| crystalhd | libcrystalhd-dev | Crystal HD Video Decoder |
| xvidcore | libxvidcore-dev | Open source MPEG-4 video codec |
| shine | libshine-dev | Fixed-point MP3 encoding library |
| ld | libc6-dev | Dynamic linker/loader |
| gmp | libgmp-dev | Multiprecision arithmetic library developers tools |
| x264 | libx264-dev | Development files for X264 video coding library |
| speex | libspeex-dev | The Speex codec library development files |
| opus | libopus-dev | Opus codec library development files |
| vpx | libvpx-dev | VP8 and VP9 video codec |
| v4l2 | libv4l-dev | Collection of video4linux support libraries |
| gsm | libgsm1-dev | Development libraries for a GSM speech compressor |
| wavpack | libwavpack-dev | Audio codec (lossy and lossless) |
| webp | libwebp-dev | Lossy compression of digital photographic images. |
| webpmux | libwebp-dev | Lossy compression of digital photographic images. |
| x265 | libx265-dev | H.265/HEVC video stream encoder |
| va | libva-dev | Video Acceleration (VA) API for Linux |
| rt | librtaudio-dev | C++ library for realtime audio input/output |
| bz2 | libbz2-dev | High-quality block-sorting file compressor library |
| openmpt | libopenmpt-dev | module music library based on OpenMPT |
| usb | libusb-dev | Userspace USB programming library development files |
| gdcmCommon | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmDICT | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmDSED | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmIOD | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmjpeg12 | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmjpeg16 | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmjpeg8 | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmMEXD | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| gdcmMSFF | libgdcm2-dev | Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers |
| xml2 | libxml2-dev | Development files for the GNOME XML library |
| gdal | libgdal-dev | Geospatial Data Abstraction Library |
| tiff | libtiff5-dev | Tag Image File Format library (TIFF) |
| x11 | libx11-dev | X11 client-side library (development headers) |
| theora | libtheora-dev | Theora Video Compression Codec |
| vorbis | libvorbis-dev | Development files for Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec |
| vorbisenc | libvorbis-dev | Development files for Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec |
| vorbisfile | libvorbis-dev | Development files for Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec |
| ogg | libogg-dev | Ogg bitstream library development files |
| gstapp-1.0 | libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev | GStreamer development files for libraries from the "base" set |
| gstvideo-1.0 | libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev | GStreamer development files for libraries from the "base" set |
| gstreamer-1.0 | libgstreamer1.0-dev | GStreamer core development files |