How To Install libtk-dirselect-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-dirselect-perl
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtk-dirselect-perl
libtk-dirselect-perl is:
Tk::DirSelect provides a cross-platform directory selection widget. A context menu (right-click or
) allows the creation, renaming, and deletion of directories while browsing.
Note: Perl/Tk 804 added the chooseDirectory method which uses native system dialogs where available. Unfortunately, a non-existent directory cannot (yet?) be chosen. If you want a native feel for your program, and do not need non-existent directory choice, you probably want to use chooseDirectory method instead of Tk::DirSelect.
There are three methods to install libtk-dirselect-perl
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libtk-dirselect-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk-dirselect-perl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtk-dirselect-perl
Install libtk-dirselect-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk-dirselect-perl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtk-dirselect-perl
Install libtk-dirselect-perl 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 libtk-dirselect-perl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtk-dirselect-perl
How To Uninstall libtk-dirselect-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtk-dirselect-perl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtk-dirselect-perl
Uninstall libtk-dirselect-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtk-dirselect-perl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk-dirselect-perl
Remove libtk-dirselect-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libtk-dirselect-perl
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtk-dirselect-perl
Remove libtk-dirselect-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtk-dirselect-perl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk-dirselect-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-dirselect-perl
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.