How To Install orthanc-webviewer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install orthanc-webviewer on Kali Linux. orthanc-webviewer is Web viewer of medical images for Orthanc

Introduction

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

What is orthanc-webviewer

orthanc-webviewer is:

Orthanc Web Viewer is a plugin to Orthanc, a lightweight, RESTful Vendor Neutral Archive for medical imaging. It extends Orthanc with an integrated Web viewer of DICOM images.

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

sudo apt-get -y install orthanc-webviewer

Install orthanc-webviewer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install orthanc-webviewer

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

sudo aptitude -y install orthanc-webviewer

How To Uninstall orthanc-webviewer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove orthanc-webviewer

Uninstall orthanc-webviewer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orthanc-webviewer

Remove orthanc-webviewer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge orthanc-webviewer

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

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

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

Dependencies

orthanc-webviewer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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