How To Install libdcmtk14 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk14 on Debian 10.
What is libdcmtk14
libdcmtk14 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 the runtime libraries for the DCMTK utility applications.
Note: This version was compiled with libssl support.
There are three methods to install libdcmtk14 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 libdcmtk14 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk14 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk14
Install libdcmtk14 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk14 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk14
Install libdcmtk14 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 libdcmtk14 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk14
How To Uninstall libdcmtk14 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libdcmtk14 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk14
Uninstall libdcmtk14 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk14 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk14
Remove libdcmtk14 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk14 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk14
Remove libdcmtk14 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk14 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk14
Dependencies
libdcmtk14 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk14 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.