How To Install libgdcm-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdcm-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgdcm-dev
libgdcm-dev is:
Grassroots DiCoM is a C++ library for DICOM medical files. It is automatically wrapped to python/C#/Java (using swig). It supports RAW,JPEG (lossy/lossless),J2K,JPEG-LS, RLE and deflated.
Headers and static libraries for libgdcm. These are not needed to use GDCM, but are needed to build plugins or programs that link against libgdcm.
There are three methods to install libgdcm-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 libgdcm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgdcm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdcm-devInstall libgdcm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgdcm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdcm-devInstall libgdcm-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 libgdcm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdcm-devHow To Uninstall libgdcm-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgdcm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdcm-devUninstall libgdcm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdcm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdcm-devRemove libgdcm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgdcm-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdcm-devRemove libgdcm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdcm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdcm-devDependencies
libgdcm-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdcm-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.