How To Install libvtkgdcm-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-dev on Kali Linux. libvtkgdcm-dev is Grassroots DICOM VTK development libraries and headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-dev on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libvtkgdcm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvtkgdcm-dev

How To Uninstall libvtkgdcm-dev on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.