How To Install libvtkgdcm-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvtkgdcm-java
libvtkgdcm-java 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 Java bindings to the GDCM DICOM library.
There are three methods to install libvtkgdcm-java 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-java 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-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtkgdcm-java
Install libvtkgdcm-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtkgdcm-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtkgdcm-java
Install libvtkgdcm-java 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-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtkgdcm-java
How To Uninstall libvtkgdcm-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvtkgdcm-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtkgdcm-java
Uninstall libvtkgdcm-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtkgdcm-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtkgdcm-java
Remove libvtkgdcm-java Configurations and Data
To remove libvtkgdcm-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtkgdcm-java
Remove libvtkgdcm-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtkgdcm-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtkgdcm-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
