How To Install libopenigtlink-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenigtlink-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenigtlink-dev
libopenigtlink-dev is:
Open IGT Link is a simple network protocol intended for trackers, robots and other devices to send data to the main application. Some devices might also accept commands.
For example applications may include:
- Stereotactic surgical guidance using optical position sensor and medical image visualization software.
- Intraoperative image guidance using real-time MRI and medical image visualization software
- Robot-assisted intervention using robotic device and surgical planning software
This package contains the development files needed to build your own IGT applications.
There are three methods to install libopenigtlink-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenigtlink-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 libopenigtlink-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenigtlink-dev
Install libopenigtlink-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenigtlink-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenigtlink-dev
Install libopenigtlink-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 libopenigtlink-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenigtlink-dev
How To Uninstall libopenigtlink-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenigtlink-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenigtlink-dev
Uninstall libopenigtlink-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenigtlink-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenigtlink-dev
Remove libopenigtlink-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenigtlink-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenigtlink-dev
Remove libopenigtlink-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenigtlink-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenigtlink-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenigtlink-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.