How To Install orthanc-imagej on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is orthanc-imagej

orthanc-imagej is:

This ImageJ plugin allows ImageJ to browse the content of an Orthanc server, then import 2D/3D DICOM images from Orthanc into ImageJ. Orthanc is a lightweight, RESTful DICOM server for healthcare and medical research.

This plugin simplifies the indexation of DICOM images if using ImageJ (e.g. for quality control of DICOM modalities, or for pedagogical use). There is also no need to carry on any complex network configuration, since the plugin directly uses the REST API of Orthanc. This makes its installation and its use quite straightforward.

There are three methods to install orthanc-imagej 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-imagej 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-imagej using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install orthanc-imagej

Install orthanc-imagej Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install orthanc-imagej

Install orthanc-imagej 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-imagej using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orthanc-imagej

How To Uninstall orthanc-imagej on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove orthanc-imagej

Uninstall orthanc-imagej And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orthanc-imagej

Remove orthanc-imagej Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge orthanc-imagej

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

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

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

Dependencies

orthanc-imagej have the following dependencies:

• default-jre

References

• orthanc-imagej website

Summary

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