How To Install libcamitk-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamitk-dev on Debian 9. libcamitk-dev is Computer Assisted Medical Intervention Tool Kit - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamitk-dev on Debian 9.

What is libcamitk-dev

libcamitk-dev is:

Helps researchers and clinicians to easily and rapidly collaborate in order to prototype CAMI applications, that feature medical images, surgical navigation and biomechanical simulations.

This package contains development files needed to build CamiTK applications. This package also provides the CamiTK wizard application to create new extensions.

There are three methods to install libcamitk-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcamitk-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcamitk-dev

Install libcamitk-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcamitk-dev

Install libcamitk-dev 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 libcamitk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcamitk-dev

How To Uninstall libcamitk-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcamitk-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcamitk-dev

Uninstall libcamitk-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcamitk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcamitk-dev

Remove libcamitk-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcamitk-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcamitk-dev

Remove libcamitk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcamitk-dev

Dependencies

libcamitk-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamitk-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.