ubuntu14.04 Installing the PCL

Apt-get Method:

We currently support all Ubuntu via PPA. The installation instructions is:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:v-launchpad-jochen-sprickerhof-de/pcl
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install Libpcl-all

The following are manual installations:

1, Download PCL

$ git clone https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl.git pcl-trunk 
$ ln-s pcl-trunk PCL   

2, installation dependencies

$ sudo apt-get install cmake  
$ sudo apt-get install g++  
$ sudo apt-get install libboost1.55-all-dev  
$ sudo apt -get install Libeigen3-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libflann-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install python  
$ sudo apt-get in  Stall Libusb-1.0-0-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libudev-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk  
$ sudo apt-get  Install Freeglut3-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Doxygen  
$ sudo apt-get install Graphviz  
$ sudo apt-get install Libpng12-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libgtest-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libxmu-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libxi-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libpcap-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Libqhull-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install Lib Vtk5-qt4-dev  
$ sudo apt-get install PYTHON-VTK  
$ sudo apt-get install Libvtk-java  

3, compiling the library

$ cd pcl-trunk  
$ mkdir Build  
$ cd Build  
$ cmake-dcmake_build_type=none-dbuild_gpu=on-dbuild_apps=on-dbuil   
D_examples=on. $ make  
$ sudo make install  

Four, Test PCL
1, the home directory under Pcl-trunk->doc->tutorials->content->sources has PCL routine: Here I choose the Cloud_viewer folder under the Cloud_ Viewer.cpp
2. Create Demo Package

$ cd catkin_ws/src/  
$ catkin_create_pkg demo std_msgs Rospy roscpp  

3. Copy the Cloud_viewer.cpp file to the demo file, and replace the CmakeList.txt file under the Demo folder with CmakeList.txt under the Cloud_viewer folder.
4. Compile and run cloud_view.cpp source file

$ cd Demo  
$ sudo cmake.  
$ sudo make  
$./cloud_viewer