How To Install ismrmrd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ismrmrd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ismrmrd-tools
ismrmrd-tools is:
The ISMRMRD format combines a mix of flexible data structures (XML header) and fixed structures (equivalent to C-structs) to represent MRI data.
In addition, the ISMRMRD format also specifies an image header for storing reconstructed images and the accompanying C++ library provides a convenient way of writing such images into HDF5 files along with generic arrays for storing less well defined data structures, e.g. coil sensitivity maps or other calibration data.
This package provides the command-line tools.
There are three methods to install ismrmrd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ismrmrd-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ismrmrd-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ismrmrd-tools
Install ismrmrd-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ismrmrd-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ismrmrd-tools
Install ismrmrd-tools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ismrmrd-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ismrmrd-tools
How To Uninstall ismrmrd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ismrmrd-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ismrmrd-tools
Uninstall ismrmrd-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ismrmrd-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ismrmrd-tools
Remove ismrmrd-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ismrmrd-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ismrmrd-tools
Remove ismrmrd-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ismrmrd-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ismrmrd-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ismrmrd-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
