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Abstract

Unfortunately, you cannot install ARToolKit(2.72.1, 2007/4/3) by just following the instruction on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS .
I made a patch for Ubuntu users, with V4L2.

You may take easier way of USB boot of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ( + OpenCV2.1.0 + ARToolKit).

Preparation

• ARToolKit-2.72.1.tgz
  
• artk-v4l2-2.72.1.20101003.patch
  
• UbuntuHowToARToolKit_KMD.txt
  

You are asked to follow the license agrrement.
And send your thanks to Prof. Hirokazu Kato, the first developper.

Install

Download the three files.

Introduce Xmu development package.

$ sudo apt-get install libxmu-dev

Then,

$ tar xvfz ARToolKit-2.72.1.tgz $ patch -p0 -d . < artk-v4l2-2.72.1.20101003.patch $ cd ARToolKit $ ./Configure

For questions by ./Configure, the answers could be

1st → 3  (V4L2) 
2nd → y  (x86) 
3rd → n
4th → n

OK, let's run a simple sample program.
Insert a USB camera (logicool is good for test!).
Have AR marker (Hiro) ready by printing it or showing it on display. (pdf | gif)
Then,

$ cd bin $ ./simpleLite

You have to change directory to run sample programs, be careful.

Comment

• I need to fix the problem of inclugin linkage.h in Ubuntu.
• I want to know the CPU family of "x86" by some command. Do you know?