How To Install openigtlink-doc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-doc
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is openigtlink-doc
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 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openigtlink-doc Using apt-get
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
Install openigtlink-doc Using apt
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
Install openigtlink-doc 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 openigtlink-doc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openigtlink-doc
How To Uninstall openigtlink-doc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the openigtlink-doc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openigtlink-doc
Uninstall openigtlink-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openigtlink-doc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openigtlink-doc
Remove openigtlink-doc Configurations and Data
To remove openigtlink-doc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openigtlink-doc
Remove openigtlink-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-doc
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.