How To Install libdcmtk12 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk12 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdcmtk12
libdcmtk12 is:
DCMTK includes a collection of libraries and applications for examining, constructing and converting DICOM image files, handling offline media, sending and receiving images over a network connection, as well as demonstrative image storage and worklist servers.
This package contains the runtime libraries for the DCMTK utility applications.
Note: This version was compiled with libssl support.
There are three methods to install libdcmtk12 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdcmtk12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk12
Install libdcmtk12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk12
Install libdcmtk12 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk12
How To Uninstall libdcmtk12 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdcmtk12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk12
Uninstall libdcmtk12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk12
Remove libdcmtk12 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk12
Remove libdcmtk12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk12
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk12 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
