python-software

$ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties git
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake g++
$ sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
$ sudo apt-get install cmake-curses-gui
$ sudo apt-get install gcc

$ git clone https://github.com/m-schuetz/LAStools.git
$ cd LAStools/LASzip
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
$ make

$ git clone https://github.com/potree/PotreeConverter.git
$ cd PotreeConverter
$ mkdir build && cd build  
$ sudo cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLASZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS=/home/opengeo/LAStools/LASzip/dll -DLASZIP_LIBRARY=/home/opengeo/LAStools/LASzip/build/src/liblaszip.so ..
**$ sudo make && sudo make install**
$ sudo ln -s ~/LAStools/LASzip/build/src/liblaszip.so /usr/lib
$ PotreeConverter -h

Scanning dependencies of target PotreeConverter
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PotreeConverter/CMakeFiles/PotreeConverter.dir/src/BINPointReader.cpp.o
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 PotreeConverter/CMakeFiles/PotreeConverter.dir/src/LASPointReader.cpp.o


  /home/user/LAStools/LASzip/build/PotreeConverter/PotreeConverter/src/LASPointReader.cpp:8:10:
  fatal error: laszip_api.h: No such file or directory
   #include "laszip_api.h"
       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   compilation terminated.
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CMakeFiles/Makefile2:85: recipe for target 'PotreeConverter/CMakeFiles/PotreeConverter.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [PotreeConverter/CMakeFiles/PotreeConverter.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:129: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2