How To Install libsqlite3-tcl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-tcl on Debian 9. libsqlite3-tcl is SQLite 3 Tcl bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-tcl on Debian 9.

What is libsqlite3-tcl

libsqlite3-tcl is:

SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.

This package contains the Tcl bindings.

There are three methods to install libsqlite3-tcl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsqlite3-tcl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-tcl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsqlite3-tcl

Install libsqlite3-tcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-tcl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsqlite3-tcl

Install libsqlite3-tcl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-tcl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsqlite3-tcl

How To Uninstall libsqlite3-tcl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsqlite3-tcl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsqlite3-tcl

Uninstall libsqlite3-tcl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsqlite3-tcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlite3-tcl

Remove libsqlite3-tcl Configurations and Data

To remove libsqlite3-tcl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlite3-tcl

Remove libsqlite3-tcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsqlite3-tcl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlite3-tcl

Dependencies

libsqlite3-tcl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-tcl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.