How To Install libdcmtk-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk-dev on Debian 12.
What is libdcmtk-dev
libdcmtk-dev 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 development libraries and headers for DCMTK. You only need to install this if you are developing programs that use the DCMTK libraries.
Note: This version was compiled with libssl support.
There are three methods to install libdcmtk-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdcmtk-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 libdcmtk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk-dev
Install libdcmtk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk-dev
Install libdcmtk-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 libdcmtk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk-dev
How To Uninstall libdcmtk-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdcmtk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk-dev
Uninstall libdcmtk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk-dev
Remove libdcmtk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk-dev
Remove libdcmtk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk-dev
Dependencies
libdcmtk-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
