How To Install libvtkgdcm-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-dev on Debian 12.
What is libvtkgdcm-dev
libvtkgdcm-dev 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.
Headers and static libraries for libvtkgdcm. These are not needed to use GDCM, but are needed to build plugins or programs that link against libvtkgdcm.
There are three methods to install libvtkgdcm-dev on Debian 12. 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-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 libvtkgdcm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtkgdcm-dev
Install libvtkgdcm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtkgdcm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtkgdcm-dev
Install libvtkgdcm-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 libvtkgdcm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtkgdcm-dev
How To Uninstall libvtkgdcm-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvtkgdcm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtkgdcm-dev
Uninstall libvtkgdcm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtkgdcm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtkgdcm-dev
Remove libvtkgdcm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvtkgdcm-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtkgdcm-dev
Remove libvtkgdcm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtkgdcm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtkgdcm-dev
Dependencies
libvtkgdcm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.