How To Install dicomnifti on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dicomnifti on Kali Linux. dicomnifti is converts DICOM files into the NIfTI format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dicomnifti on Kali Linux.

What is dicomnifti

dicomnifti is:

The dinifti program converts MRI images stored in DICOM format to NIfTI format. The NIfTI format is thought to be the new standard image format for medical imaging and can be used with for example with FSL, AFNI, SPM, Caret or Freesurfer.

dinifti converts single files, but also supports fully automatic batch conversions of complete dicomdirs. Additionally, converted NIfTI files can be properly named, using image series information from the DICOM files.

There are three methods to install dicomnifti 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 dicomnifti Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dicomnifti

Install dicomnifti Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dicomnifti

Install dicomnifti 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install dicomnifti

How To Uninstall dicomnifti on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dicomnifti

Uninstall dicomnifti And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dicomnifti and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dicomnifti

Remove dicomnifti Configurations and Data

To remove dicomnifti configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dicomnifti

Remove dicomnifti configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dicomnifti

Dependencies

dicomnifti have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dicomnifti package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.