How To Install libdcmtk8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk8 on Debian 9.
What is libdcmtk8
libdcmtk8 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 libdcmtk8 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdcmtk8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk8
Install libdcmtk8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk8
Install libdcmtk8 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 libdcmtk8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk8
How To Uninstall libdcmtk8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdcmtk8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk8
Uninstall libdcmtk8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk8
Remove libdcmtk8 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk8
Remove libdcmtk8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk8
Dependencies
libdcmtk8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
