How To Install orthanc-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dev on Debian 9. orthanc-dev is Orthanc development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dev on Debian 9.

What is orthanc-dev

orthanc-dev is:

Orthanc aims at providing a simple, yet powerful DICOM server for medical imaging. Orthanc can turn any computer running Windows or Linux into a Vendor Neutral Archive (in other words, a mini-PACS system). Its architecture is lightweight, meaning that no complex database administration is required, nor the installation of third-party dependencies.

This package includes the header files to develop C/C++ plugins for Orthanc.

There are three methods to install orthanc-dev 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 orthanc-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install orthanc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install orthanc-dev

Install orthanc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install orthanc-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install orthanc-dev

Install orthanc-dev 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 orthanc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orthanc-dev

How To Uninstall orthanc-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the orthanc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove orthanc-dev

Uninstall orthanc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall orthanc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orthanc-dev

Remove orthanc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove orthanc-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge orthanc-dev

Remove orthanc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove orthanc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orthanc-dev

Dependencies

orthanc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.