How To Install libtk-img-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. libtk-img-doc is Extended image format support for Tcl/Tk (manual pages)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libtk-img-doc

libtk-img-doc 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 manual pages and examples.

There are three methods to install libtk-img-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-img-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libtk-img-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtk-img-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtk-img-doc

How To Uninstall libtk-img-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libtk-img-doc

Uninstall libtk-img-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtk-img-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libtk-img-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libtk-img-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.