# Installation

## Download SDK

Download [**face-recognition\_engine.zip \[191.1M\]**](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7mhbk7wk5xr3mk8xb4l49/face-recognition_engine.zip?rlkey=phjcuh06fdx3fpcnstt1oimgj\&st=87g92wgv\&dl=0)

Unpack the `face-recognition_engine.zip` archive into the desired directory.

## Directory Structure

The SDK directory contains the following directories and files:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="152"></th><th width="227"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>dependency\</strong></td><td><strong>openvino\</strong></td><td>openvino so files</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>libimutils.so</td><td>libimutils so file for Ubuntu20.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>libimutils.so_for_ubuntu22</td><td>libimutils so file for Ubuntu22.04</td></tr><tr><td><strong>engine\</strong></td><td><strong>bin\</strong></td><td>SDK binary files</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>header.py</td><td>Header file</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>librecognition_v6.so</td><td>SDK so file</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Install dependencies

* Install packages and requirements:

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```sh
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev libtbb-dev
```

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* Copy dependency libraries:

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```sh
sudo cp -f dependency/libimutils.so /usr/lib
sudo cp -rf dependency/openvino /usr/lib
```

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If the Ubuntu version is 22.04:

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```sh
sudo cp -f dependency/libimutils.so_for_ubuntu22 /usr/lib/libimutils.so
```

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