How To Install dcmtk-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dcmtk-doc on Kali Linux.
What is dcmtk-doc
dcmtk-doc 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 on-line documentation for the DCMTK libraries and utilities in HTML format.
There are three methods to install dcmtk-doc 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 dcmtk-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dcmtk-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dcmtk-docInstall dcmtk-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dcmtk-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dcmtk-docInstall dcmtk-doc 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 dcmtk-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dcmtk-docHow To Uninstall dcmtk-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dcmtk-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dcmtk-docUninstall dcmtk-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dcmtk-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dcmtk-docRemove dcmtk-doc Configurations and Data
To remove dcmtk-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dcmtk-docRemove dcmtk-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dcmtk-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dcmtk-docDependencies
dcmtk-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dcmtk-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
