How To Install libdcmtk-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk-dev on Kali Linux.
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 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 libdcmtk-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk-devInstall libdcmtk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk-devInstall libdcmtk-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk-devHow To Uninstall libdcmtk-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libdcmtk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk-devUninstall libdcmtk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk-devRemove libdcmtk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk-devRemove 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-devDependencies
libdcmtk-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.