How To Install python-vtk-dicom on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vtk-dicom on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-vtk-dicom
python-vtk-dicom is:
This package contains a set of classes for managing DICOM files and metadata from within VTK, and some utility programs for interrogating and converting DICOM files.
Python 2.x bindings
There are three methods to install python-vtk-dicom 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 python-vtk-dicom Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vtk-dicom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-vtk-dicom
Install python-vtk-dicom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vtk-dicom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-vtk-dicom
Install python-vtk-dicom 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 python-vtk-dicom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-vtk-dicom
How To Uninstall python-vtk-dicom on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-vtk-dicom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-vtk-dicom
Uninstall python-vtk-dicom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-vtk-dicom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vtk-dicom
Remove python-vtk-dicom Configurations and Data
To remove python-vtk-dicom configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-vtk-dicom
Remove python-vtk-dicom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-vtk-dicom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-vtk-dicom
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vtk-dicom package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
