How To Install libmdc3 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdc3 on Ubuntu.
What is libmdc3
libmdc3 is:
This project stands for Medical Image Conversion. Released under the (L)GPL, it comes with the full C-source code of the library, a flexible command line utility and a neat graphical front-end using the GTK+ toolkit. The currently supported formats are: Acr/Nema 2.0, Analyze (SPM), DICOM 3.0, InterFile 3.3 and PNG.
This is the central library needed by medcon, xmedcon and derived programs.
There are three methods to install libmdc3 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmdc3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmdc3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmdc3
Install libmdc3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmdc3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmdc3
Install libmdc3 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 libmdc3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmdc3
How To Uninstall libmdc3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmdc3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmdc3
Uninstall libmdc3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmdc3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdc3
Remove libmdc3 Configurations and Data
To remove libmdc3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmdc3
Remove libmdc3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmdc3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmdc3
Dependencies
libmdc3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdc3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.