How To Install itksnap on Debian 10
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.