How To Install libdcmtk17 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk17 on Debian 12.
What is libdcmtk17
libdcmtk17 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 libdcmtk17 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 libdcmtk17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcmtk17
Install libdcmtk17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcmtk17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcmtk17
Install libdcmtk17 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 libdcmtk17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcmtk17
How To Uninstall libdcmtk17 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdcmtk17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcmtk17
Uninstall libdcmtk17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcmtk17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcmtk17
Remove libdcmtk17 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcmtk17 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcmtk17
Remove libdcmtk17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcmtk17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcmtk17
Dependencies
libdcmtk17 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcmtk17 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
