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Prerequisites

To install the Face SDK, you need to have a 64-bit version of one of these OS versions:

Ubuntu

  • Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial)
  • Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)
  • Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)

Debian

  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)

CentOS

  • CentOS 7
  • CentOS 8

Info

The SDK is supported on x86_64 or (amd64) architectures.

Available Packages

face-rec-service-cpu

face-rec-service-gpu

A local web service to communicate with reader devices via JavaScript calls using the Socket.IO library. You can view an example web page by opening http://localhost:3000/

The source code of the page can be found in

/usr/share/regula/Examples/LocalServiceExample

Install SDK

Install using the repository

Set up the repository

  1. Update the apt package index and install packages to allow apt using the repository over HTTPS:
sudo apt-get update


sudo apt-get install -y \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg-agent \
    software-properties-common
2. Add Regula official GPG key: 
curl -fsSL https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/ubuntu/regula.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
3. Use the following command to set up the stable repository: 
sudo add-apt-repository \
    "deb [arch=amd64] https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/ubuntu \
    $(lsb_release -cs) \
    stable"
Install SDK

  1. Update the apt package index and install the latest version of SDK, or go to the next step to install a specific version: 
    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-cpu
    or 
    sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-gpu
  2. To install a specific version of SDK, list the available versions in the repo, then select and install the required version.

a. List the versions available in your repo: 

apt-cache madison face-rec-service-cpu
or 
apt-cache madison face-rec-service-gpu
b. Install a specific version using the version string from the second column: 
sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-cpu=<VERSION>
or 
sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-gpu=<VERSION>

Set up the repository

  1. Update the apt package index and install packages to allow apt using the repository over HTTPS: 
    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install -y \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg-agent \
    software-properties-common
  2. Add Regula official GPG key: 
    curl -fsSL https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/debian/regula.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
  3. Use the following command to set up the stable repository: 
    sudo add-apt-repository \
    "deb [arch=amd64] https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/debian \
    $(lsb_release -cs) \
    stable"

Install SDK

  1. Update the apt package index and install the latest version of SDK, or go to the next step to install a specific version: 
    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-cpu
    or 
    sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-gpu
  2. To install a specific version of SDK, list the available versions in the repo, then select and install the required version.

a. List the versions available in your repo: 

apt-cache madison face-rec-service-cpu
or 
apt-cache madison face-rec-service-gpu
b. Install a specific version using the version string from the second column: 
sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-cpu=<VERSION>
or 
sudo apt-get install face-rec-service-gpu=<VERSION>

Set up the repository

Install the yum-utils package (which provides the yum-config-manager utility) and set up the stable repository. 

sudo yum install -y yum-utils

sudo yum-config-manager \
    --add-repo \
    https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/centos/regula.repo
Install SDK

  1. Install the latest version of SDK or go to the next step to install a specific version: 
    sudo yum install face-rec-service-cpu
    or 
    sudo yum install face-rec-service-gpu
  2. To install a specific version of SDK, list the available versions in the repo, then select and install the required version.

a. List the versions available in your repo: 

sudo yum list face-rec-service-cpu --showduplicates | sort -r
or 
sudo yum list face-rec-service-gpu --showduplicates | sort -r
b. Install a specific version by its fully qualified package name: 
sudo yum install face-rec-service-cpu-<VERSION>
or 
sudo yum install face-rec-service-gpu-<VERSION>

Install from a package

Note

Regula packages require the following dependencies to be installed before SDK is downloaded: debconf (>= 0.2.26), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.20), udev, pcscd, libccid

  1. Open https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/ubuntu/pool/stable/f/, browse the required package dir and download the .deb file for the SDK version you want to install: 
    wget https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/ubuntu/pool/stable/f/face-rec-service-cpu/<package>.deb
    or 
    wget https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/ubuntu/pool/stable/f/face-rec-service-gpu/<package>.deb
  2. Install the SDK: 
    sudo dpkg -i <package>.deb

Note

Regula packages require the following dependencies to be installed before SDK is downloaded: debconf (>= 0.2.26), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.20), udev, pcscd, libccid

  1. Open https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/debian/pool/stable/f/, browse the required package dir and download the .deb file for the SDK version you want to install: 
    wget https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/debian/pool/stable/f/face-rec-service-cpu/<package>.deb
    or 
    wget https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/debian/pool/stable/f/face-rec-service-gpu/<package>.deb
  2. Install the SDK: 
    sudo dpkg -i <package>.deb

Note

Regula packages require the following dependencies to be installed before SDK is downloaded: libusb, pcsc-lite

  1. Open https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/centos/x86_64/stable/Packages/ and download the .rpm file for the SDK version you want to install: 
    wget https://downloads.regulaforensics.com/repo/centos/x86_64/stable/Packages/<package>.rpm
  2. Install the SDK: 
    sudo rpm -ivh <package>.rpm

Set Up License

To access all the capabilities of the Face Web API, a license is required.

To obtain the production license or other purchasing information, please submit an inquiry and our sales team will contact you shortly.

Note

Assuming that the regula.license file is located at your user's home directory "$HOME/regula.license"

1. Copy the regula.license file to the following folder:

sudo cp -ar ~/regula.license /opt/regula/face-rec-service/extBin/unix_x64/cpu/ 

sudo cp -ar ~/regula.license /opt/regula/face-rec-service/extBin/unix_x64/gpu/

2. Restart the Face Web API service: 

sudo systemctl restart face-rec-service.service