How To Install dcmtk on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dcmtk on Debian 12.
What is dcmtk
dcmtk 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 DCMTK utility applications.
Note: This version was compiled with libssl support.
There are three methods to install dcmtk on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dcmtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dcmtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dcmtk
Install dcmtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dcmtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dcmtk
Install dcmtk 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 dcmtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dcmtk
How To Uninstall dcmtk on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dcmtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dcmtk
Uninstall dcmtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dcmtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dcmtk
Remove dcmtk Configurations and Data
To remove dcmtk configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dcmtk
Remove dcmtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dcmtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dcmtk
Dependencies
dcmtk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dcmtk package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.