How To Install orthanc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is orthanc-dev
orthanc-dev is:
Orthanc aims at providing a simple, yet powerful DICOM server for medical imaging. Orthanc can turn any computer running Windows or Linux into a Vendor Neutral Archive (in other words, a mini-PACS system). Its architecture is lightweight, meaning that no complex database administration is required, nor the installation of third-party dependencies.
This package includes the header files to develop C/C++ plugins for Orthanc.
There are three methods to install orthanc-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 orthanc-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 orthanc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install orthanc-dev
Install orthanc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install orthanc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install orthanc-dev
Install orthanc-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 orthanc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install orthanc-dev
How To Uninstall orthanc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the orthanc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove orthanc-dev
Uninstall orthanc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall orthanc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove orthanc-dev
Remove orthanc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove orthanc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge orthanc-dev
Remove orthanc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove orthanc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orthanc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
