How To Install python3-vtk-dicom on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vtk-dicom on Kali Linux. python3-vtk-dicom is DICOM for VTK - Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-vtk-dicom

python3-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 3.x bindings

There are three methods to install python3-vtk-dicom 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-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 python3-vtk-dicom using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-vtk-dicom

Install python3-vtk-dicom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-vtk-dicom

Install python3-vtk-dicom 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-vtk-dicom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-vtk-dicom

How To Uninstall python3-vtk-dicom on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-vtk-dicom

Uninstall python3-vtk-dicom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vtk-dicom

Remove python3-vtk-dicom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vtk-dicom

Remove python3-vtk-dicom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-vtk-dicom

Dependencies

python3-vtk-dicom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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