How To Install orthanc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc on Kali Linux. orthanc is Lightweight, RESTful DICOM server for medical imaging

Introduction

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

What is orthanc

orthanc 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.

What makes Orthanc unique is the fact that it provides a RESTful API. Thanks to this major feature, it is possible to drive Orthanc from any computer language. The DICOM tags of the stored medical images can be downloaded in the JSON file format. Furthermore, standard PNG images can be generated on-the-fly from the DICOM instances by Orthanc.

Orthanc lets its users focus on the content of the DICOM files, hiding the complexity of the DICOM format and of the DICOM protocol.

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

sudo apt-get -y install orthanc

Install orthanc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install orthanc

Install orthanc 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orthanc

How To Uninstall orthanc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove orthanc

Uninstall orthanc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orthanc

Remove orthanc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge orthanc

Remove orthanc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orthanc

Dependencies

orthanc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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