How To Install libismrmrd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libismrmrd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libismrmrd-dev is development files for ISMRMRD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libismrmrd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libismrmrd-dev

libismrmrd-dev is:

The ISMRMRD format combines a mix of flexible data structures (XML header) and fixed structures (equivalent to C-structs) to represent MRI data.

In addition, the ISMRMRD format also specifies an image header for storing reconstructed images and the accompanying C++ library provides a convenient way of writing such images into HDF5 files along with generic arrays for storing less well defined data structures, e.g. coil sensitivity maps or other calibration data.

This package provides the development files.

There are three methods to install libismrmrd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libismrmrd-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 libismrmrd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libismrmrd-dev

Install libismrmrd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libismrmrd-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libismrmrd-dev

Install libismrmrd-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libismrmrd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libismrmrd-dev

How To Uninstall libismrmrd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libismrmrd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libismrmrd-dev

Uninstall libismrmrd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libismrmrd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libismrmrd-dev

Remove libismrmrd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libismrmrd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libismrmrd-dev

Remove libismrmrd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libismrmrd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libismrmrd-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libismrmrd-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.