How To Install python3-openslide on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openslide on Kali Linux. python3-openslide is Python 3 wrapper for reading whole slide image files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openslide on Kali Linux.

What is python3-openslide

python3-openslide is:

OpenSlide is a C library that provides a simple interface to read whole-slide images also known as virtual slides.

Whole-slide images, also known as virtual slides, are large, high resolution images used in digital pathology. Reading these images using standard image tools or libraries is a challenge because these tools are typically designed for images that can comfortably be uncompressed into RAM or a swap file. Whole-slide images routinely exceed RAM sizes, often occupying tens of gigabytes when uncompressed. Additionally, whole-slide images are typically multi-resolution, and only a small amount of image data might be needed at a particular resolution.

This library currently supports:

  • Aperio (.svs, .tif)
  • Hamamatsu (.vms, .vmu, .ndpi)
  • Leica (.scn)
  • MIRAX (.mrxs)
  • Sakura (.svslide)
  • Trestle (.tif)
  • Generic tiled TIFF (.tif)

This package contains the Python 3 module needed to run OpenSlide applications.

There are three methods to install python3-openslide 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 python3-openslide Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-openslide using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-openslide

Install python3-openslide Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-openslide using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-openslide

Install python3-openslide 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 python3-openslide using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-openslide

How To Uninstall python3-openslide on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-openslide package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-openslide

Uninstall python3-openslide And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-openslide and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-openslide

Remove python3-openslide Configurations and Data

To remove python3-openslide configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-openslide

Remove python3-openslide configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-openslide configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-openslide

Dependencies

python3-openslide have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openslide package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.