How To Install python-dcmstack on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dcmstack on Debian 9. python-dcmstack is DICOM to Nifti conversion

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dcmstack on Debian 9.

What is python-dcmstack

python-dcmstack is:

DICOM to Nifti conversion with the added ability to extract and summarize meta data from the source DICOMs. The meta data can be injected into a Nifti header extension or written out as a JSON formatted text file.

This package provides the Python package, command line tools (dcmstack, and nitool), as well as the documentation in HTML format.

There are three methods to install python-dcmstack 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 python-dcmstack Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-dcmstack

Install python-dcmstack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-dcmstack

Install python-dcmstack 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 python-dcmstack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-dcmstack

How To Uninstall python-dcmstack on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-dcmstack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-dcmstack

Uninstall python-dcmstack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dcmstack

Remove python-dcmstack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-dcmstack

Remove python-dcmstack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dcmstack

Dependencies

python-dcmstack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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