How To Install libtk-img-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-dev on Debian 11. libtk-img-dev is Extended image format support for Tcl/Tk (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-dev on Debian 11.

What is libtk-img-dev

libtk-img-dev is:

Img is a package to enhance Tk by providing support for various image formats such as XPM, GIF (transparency supported, but not LZW), PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PostScript.

The libimg library can be loaded dynamically into Tcl/Tk scripts to provide the image handling functions.

This package includes Tcl stub libraries and headers, which are necessary to develop C-based extensions using Img.

There are three methods to install libtk-img-dev on Debian 11. 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-img-dev 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-img-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtk-img-dev

Install libtk-img-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtk-img-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtk-img-dev

Install libtk-img-dev 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 libtk-img-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtk-img-dev

How To Uninstall libtk-img-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libtk-img-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtk-img-dev

Uninstall libtk-img-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtk-img-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk-img-dev

Remove libtk-img-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtk-img-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtk-img-dev

Remove libtk-img-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtk-img-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk-img-dev

Dependencies

libtk-img-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.