How To Install libvtk-dicom-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk-dicom-dev on Debian 10.
What is libvtk-dicom-dev
libvtk-dicom-dev is:
This package contains a set of classes for managing DICOM files and metadata from within VTK, and some utility programs for interrogating and converting DICOM files.
Development headers
There are three methods to install libvtk-dicom-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvtk-dicom-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 libvtk-dicom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtk-dicom-dev
Install libvtk-dicom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtk-dicom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtk-dicom-dev
Install libvtk-dicom-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtk-dicom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtk-dicom-dev
How To Uninstall libvtk-dicom-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libvtk-dicom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtk-dicom-dev
Uninstall libvtk-dicom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtk-dicom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtk-dicom-dev
Remove libvtk-dicom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvtk-dicom-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtk-dicom-dev
Remove libvtk-dicom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtk-dicom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtk-dicom-dev
Dependencies
libvtk-dicom-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk-dicom-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.