How To Install libminc2-5.2.0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libminc2-5.2.0 on Kali Linux. libminc2-5.2.0 is MNI medical image format library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libminc2-5.2.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libminc2-5.2.0

libminc2-5.2.0 is:

This package contains the libraries libminc2 and libminc_io.

The Minc file format is a highly flexible medical image file format. Minc version 1 is built on top of the NetCDF generalized data format. Minc version 2 is built on top of the HDF data format. This library handles both formats. In each case the format is simple, self-describing, extensible, portable and N-dimensional, with programming interfaces for both low-level data access and high-level volume manipulation. On top of the libraries is a suite of generic image-file manipulation tools. The format, libraries and tools are designed for use in a medical-imaging research environment : they are simple and powerful and make no attempt to provide a pretty interface to users.

There are three methods to install libminc2-5.2.0 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 libminc2-5.2.0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libminc2-5.2.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libminc2-5.2.0

Install libminc2-5.2.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libminc2-5.2.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libminc2-5.2.0

Install libminc2-5.2.0 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libminc2-5.2.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libminc2-5.2.0

How To Uninstall libminc2-5.2.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libminc2-5.2.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libminc2-5.2.0

Uninstall libminc2-5.2.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libminc2-5.2.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libminc2-5.2.0

Remove libminc2-5.2.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libminc2-5.2.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libminc2-5.2.0

Remove libminc2-5.2.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libminc2-5.2.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libminc2-5.2.0

Dependencies

libminc2-5.2.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libminc2-5.2.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.