How To Install libdcmtk15 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk15 on Debian 11.
What is libdcmtk15
libdcmtk15 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 libdcmtk15 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdcmtk15 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk15 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk15
Install libdcmtk15 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk15 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk15
Install libdcmtk15 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk15 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk15
How To Uninstall libdcmtk15 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdcmtk15 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk15
Uninstall libdcmtk15 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk15 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk15
Remove libdcmtk15 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk15 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk15
Remove libdcmtk15 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk15 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk15
Dependencies
libdcmtk15 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk15 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
