How To Install libdcmtk15 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk15 on Kali Linux.
What is libdcmtk15
libdcmtk15 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 libdcmtk15 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 libdcmtk15 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk15 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk15Install libdcmtk15 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk15 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk15Install libdcmtk15 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 libdcmtk15 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk15How To Uninstall libdcmtk15 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libdcmtk15 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk15Uninstall libdcmtk15 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk15 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk15Remove libdcmtk15 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk15 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk15Remove libdcmtk15 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk15 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk15Dependencies
libdcmtk15 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk15 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.