How to Install and Uninstall libdcmtk-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "libdcmtk-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libdcmtk-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libdcmtk-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libdcmtk-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libdcmtk-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libdcmtk-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 11715
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: dcmtk
Version: 3.6.1~20150924-5
Replaces: libdcmtk2-dev, libdcmtk4-dev
Provides: libdcmtk2-dev
Depends: libxml2-dev, libssl-dev, libpng-dev, libwrap0-dev, libcharls-dev, libtiff-dev, libdcmtk5 (= 3.6.1~20150924-5)
Suggests: dcmtk-doc
Conflicts: libdcmtk2-dev, libdcmtk4-dev, libinsighttoolkit4-dev (<< 4.9.0)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dcmtk/libdcmtk-dev_3.6.1~20150924-5_amd64.deb
Size: 820824
MD5sum: 38151089e1add732420a2b16f2f85d3b
SHA1: bd655167447bc6fdbb178a36549c9ed7f10cda57
SHA256: 9b60544251fe4bdeb26d8cd5f030dfeced60b2f9aa4fff4ca896291be142f611
Description-en: OFFIS DICOM toolkit development libraries and headers
DCMTK includes a collection of libraries and applications for examining,
constructing and converting DICOM image files, handling offline media,
sending and receiving images over a network connection, as well as
demonstrative image storage and worklist servers.
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This package contains development libraries and headers for DCMTK. You
only need to install this if you are developing programs that use the
DCMTK libraries.
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Note: This version was compiled with libssl support.
Description-md5: b8c9cda90a28213d8a8f178fc769fe1b
Homepage: http://dicom.offis.de/dcmtk
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu