How To Install orthanc-dicomweb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dicomweb on Kali Linux. orthanc-dicomweb is Plugin to extend Orthanc with support of WADO and DICOMweb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-dicomweb on Kali Linux.

What is orthanc-dicomweb

orthanc-dicomweb is:

Orthanc DICOMweb is a plugin to Orthanc, the lightweight, RESTful Vendor Neutral Archive for medical imaging. It extends the Orthanc core with support of the WADO (now known as WADO-URI) and DICOMweb (QIDO-RS, STOW-RS, WADO-RS) standards.

There are three methods to install orthanc-dicomweb 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.

Install orthanc-dicomweb 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-dicomweb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install orthanc-dicomweb

Install orthanc-dicomweb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install orthanc-dicomweb

Install orthanc-dicomweb Using aptitude

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 orthanc-dicomweb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orthanc-dicomweb

How To Uninstall orthanc-dicomweb on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the orthanc-dicomweb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove orthanc-dicomweb

Uninstall orthanc-dicomweb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orthanc-dicomweb

Remove orthanc-dicomweb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge orthanc-dicomweb

Remove orthanc-dicomweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orthanc-dicomweb

Dependencies

orthanc-dicomweb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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