How To Install libmdc-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdc-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmdc-dev
libmdc-dev is:
This project stands for Medical Image Conversion. Released under the (L)GPL, it comes with the full C-source code of the library, a flexible command line utility and a neat graphical front-end using the GTK+ toolkit. The currently supported formats are: Acr/Nema 2.0, Analyze (SPM), DICOM 3.0, InterFile 3.3 and PNG.
Static library, include files and documentation for developers.
There are three methods to install libmdc-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmdc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmdc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmdc-devInstall libmdc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmdc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmdc-devInstall libmdc-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmdc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmdc-devHow To Uninstall libmdc-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmdc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmdc-devUninstall libmdc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmdc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdc-devRemove libmdc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmdc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmdc-devRemove libmdc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmdc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmdc-devDependencies
libmdc-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
