How To Install med-imaging-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-imaging-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is med-imaging-dev
med-imaging-dev is:
This metapackage will install Debian packages which might be useful for developing applications for medical image processing and visualization.
There are three methods to install med-imaging-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 med-imaging-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 med-imaging-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install med-imaging-dev
Install med-imaging-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install med-imaging-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install med-imaging-dev
Install med-imaging-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 med-imaging-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install med-imaging-dev
How To Uninstall med-imaging-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the med-imaging-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove med-imaging-dev
Uninstall med-imaging-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall med-imaging-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-imaging-dev
Remove med-imaging-dev Configurations and Data
To remove med-imaging-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge med-imaging-dev
Remove med-imaging-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove med-imaging-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-imaging-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-imaging-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
