How To Install openigtlink-examples on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-examples on Kali Linux. openigtlink-examples is Open IGT Link is a simple network protocol - examples

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-examples on Kali Linux.

openigtlink-examples 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 examples from the OpenIGTLink source.

Consult /usr/share/doc/libopenigtlink-dev/README.Debian for details.

There are three methods to install openigtlink-examples on Kali Linux. 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-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openigtlink-examples

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openigtlink-examples

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install openigtlink-examples

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

sudo apt-get remove openigtlink-examples

To uninstall openigtlink-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openigtlink-examples

To remove openigtlink-examples configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openigtlink-examples

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

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

Dependencies

openigtlink-examples have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openigtlink-examples package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.