Para instalar o OpenCV usando o terminal no Ubuntu:
$ su -
# apt-get update
# apt-get install build-essential
# apt-get install libavformat-dev
# apt-get install x264 v4l-utils ffmpeg
# apt-get install libcv2.3 libcvaux2.3 libhighgui2.3 python-opencv \
opencv-doc libcv-dev libcvaux-dev libhighgui-dev