How To Install openigtlink-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. openigtlink-doc is Open IGT Link is a simple network protocol - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

openigtlink-doc is:

Open IGT Link is a simple network protocol intended for trackers, robots and other devices to send data to the main application. Some devices might also accept commands.

For example applications may include:

  • Stereotactic surgical guidance using optical position sensor and medical image visualization software.
  • Intraoperative image guidance using real-time MRI and medical image visualization software
  • Robot-assisted intervention using robotic device and surgical planning software

This package contains documentation files for OpenIGTLink.

There are three methods to install openigtlink-doc 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.

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openigtlink-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openigtlink-doc

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openigtlink-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openigtlink-doc

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 openigtlink-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openigtlink-doc

To uninstall only the openigtlink-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openigtlink-doc

To uninstall openigtlink-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openigtlink-doc

To remove openigtlink-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openigtlink-doc

We can use the following command to remove openigtlink-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openigtlink-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.