How To Install libmdc2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdc2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmdc2-dev
libmdc2-dev is:
This project stands for Medical Image Conversion. Released under the (L)GPL, it comes with the full C-source code of the library, a flexible command line utility and a neat graphical front-end using the GTK+ toolkit. The currently supported formats are: Acr/Nema 2.0, Analyze (SPM), DICOM 3.0, InterFile 3.3 and PNG.
Static library, include files and documentation for developers.
There are three methods to install libmdc2-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 libmdc2-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 libmdc2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmdc2-dev
Install libmdc2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmdc2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmdc2-dev
Install libmdc2-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 libmdc2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmdc2-dev
How To Uninstall libmdc2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmdc2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmdc2-dev
Uninstall libmdc2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmdc2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdc2-dev
Remove libmdc2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmdc2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmdc2-dev
Remove libmdc2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmdc2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmdc2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdc2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
