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 ########################################### install easygui sudo apt-get install python-easygui ################################### install tk sudo apt-get install python-tk ###################################### hg clone https://code.google.com/p/pymeanshift/ ################################################### sudo apt-get install python-imaging-tk ################################################## must be added to the dial out group for aruduino com to work ########################################## GPS library for distance calculations sudo easy_install geopy