How To Install libvtkgdcm-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-cil on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvtkgdcm-cil
libvtkgdcm-cil is:
Grassroots DiCoM is a C++ library for DICOM medical files. It is automatically wrapped to python/C#/Java (using swig). It supports RAW,JPEG (lossy/lossless),J2K,JPEG-LS, RLE and deflated.
VTK CLI bindings to the GDCM DICOM library.
There are three methods to install libvtkgdcm-cil on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvtkgdcm-cil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtkgdcm-cil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtkgdcm-cil
Install libvtkgdcm-cil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtkgdcm-cil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtkgdcm-cil
Install libvtkgdcm-cil 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 libvtkgdcm-cil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtkgdcm-cil
How To Uninstall libvtkgdcm-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvtkgdcm-cil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtkgdcm-cil
Uninstall libvtkgdcm-cil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtkgdcm-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtkgdcm-cil
Remove libvtkgdcm-cil Configurations and Data
To remove libvtkgdcm-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtkgdcm-cil
Remove libvtkgdcm-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtkgdcm-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtkgdcm-cil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-cil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
