How To Install libdcmtk-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk-dev on Kali Linux. libdcmtk-dev is OFFIS DICOM toolkit development libraries and headers

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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.