How To Install libvtkdicom0.8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkdicom0.8 on Kali Linux.

What is libvtkdicom0.8

libvtkdicom0.8 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.

Libraries for runtime applications

There are three methods to install libvtkdicom0.8 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 libvtkdicom0.8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvtkdicom0.8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvtkdicom0.8

Install libvtkdicom0.8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvtkdicom0.8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvtkdicom0.8

Install libvtkdicom0.8 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 libvtkdicom0.8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvtkdicom0.8

How To Uninstall libvtkdicom0.8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvtkdicom0.8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvtkdicom0.8

Uninstall libvtkdicom0.8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvtkdicom0.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtkdicom0.8

Remove libvtkdicom0.8 Configurations and Data

To remove libvtkdicom0.8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvtkdicom0.8

Remove libvtkdicom0.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvtkdicom0.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtkdicom0.8

Dependencies

libvtkdicom0.8 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgdcm3.0
• libstdc++6
• libvtk7.1p
• zlib1g

References

• libvtkdicom0.8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkdicom0.8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.