How To Install libvtkgdcm2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvtkgdcm2-dev
libvtkgdcm2-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 libvtkgdcm2-dev 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 libvtkgdcm2-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 libvtkgdcm2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtkgdcm2-dev
Install libvtkgdcm2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtkgdcm2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtkgdcm2-dev
Install libvtkgdcm2-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtkgdcm2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtkgdcm2-dev
How To Uninstall libvtkgdcm2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvtkgdcm2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtkgdcm2-dev
Uninstall libvtkgdcm2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtkgdcm2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtkgdcm2-dev
Remove libvtkgdcm2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvtkgdcm2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtkgdcm2-dev
Remove libvtkgdcm2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtkgdcm2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtkgdcm2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtkgdcm2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
