retinify supports Linux (Ubuntu) and can be easily installed using the provided build.sh script.
This script generates a Debian package, enabling clean installation, easy updating, and simple removal using standard package management tools.

1. Dependencies

Note: OpenCV is only required when building retinify::tools with the --tools option.
If you do not use the --tools option, OpenCV is not required.

2. Clone the retinify repository.

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/retinify/retinify.git

cd retinify

3. Install retinify

Build retinify and install its Debian package.
Select the hardware backend (e.g., NVIDIA GPU or CPU) to be used for acceleration, then run the installation script with the appropriate options.

3.1 with TensorRT

The following additional libraries are required.

Libraries	CUDA	cuDNN	TensorRT
Versions	`12.x`	`9.x`	`10.x`

./build.sh --install --tensorrt --tools

3.2 with CPU

./build.sh --install --cpu --tools

4. Verify Installation

You can check whether the Debian package is installed using the following script.

dpkg -s libretinify-dev

5. Uninstall retinify

To uninstall the Debian package, use the following script.

sudo apt remove libretinify-dev