How To Install libvtk-dicom-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk-dicom-dev on Kali Linux.
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 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 libvtk-dicom-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvtk-dicom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtk-dicom-devInstall libvtk-dicom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvtk-dicom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtk-dicom-devInstall libvtk-dicom-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvtk-dicom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtk-dicom-devHow To Uninstall libvtk-dicom-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvtk-dicom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtk-dicom-devUninstall libvtk-dicom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtk-dicom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtk-dicom-devRemove libvtk-dicom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvtk-dicom-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtk-dicom-devRemove 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-devDependencies
libvtk-dicom-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk-dicom-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
