How To Install itksnap on Debian 10

Learn how to install itksnap on Debian 10 with this tutorial. itksnap is semi-automatic segmentation of structures in 3D images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install itksnap on Debian 10.

What is itksnap

itksnap is:

SNAP provides semi-automatic segmentation of structures in medical images (e.g. magnetic resonance images of the brain) using active contour methods, as well as manual delineation and image navigation. Noteworthy features are:

  • Linked cursor for seamless 3D navigation
  • Manual segmentation in three orthogonal planes at once
  • Support for many different 3D image formats, including NIfTI
  • Support for concurrent, linked viewing and segmentation of multiple images
  • Limited support for color images (e.g., diffusion tensor maps)
  • 3D cut-plane tool for fast post-processing of segmentation results

There are three methods to install itksnap on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install itksnap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install itksnap

Install itksnap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install itksnap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install itksnap

Install itksnap 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 itksnap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install itksnap

How To Uninstall itksnap on Debian 10

To uninstall only the itksnap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove itksnap

Uninstall itksnap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall itksnap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove itksnap

Remove itksnap Configurations and Data

To remove itksnap configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge itksnap

Remove itksnap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge itksnap

Dependencies

itksnap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install itksnap package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.