How To Install libtk-tablematrix-perl on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-tablematrix-perl on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libtk-tablematrix-perl
libtk-tablematrix-perl is:
This is the CPAN Perl module Tk::TableMatrix.
Tk::TableMatrix is a table/matrix widget extension to Perl/Tk for displaying data in a table (or spreadsheet) format. The basic features of the widget are:
- multi-line cells
- support for embedded windows (one per cell)
- row & column spanning
- variable width columns / height rows (interactively resizable)
- row and column titles
- multiple data sources ((perl hash|| perl callback) &| internal caching)
- supports standard Tk reliefs, fonts, colors, etc.
- x/y scrollbar support
- ’tag’ styles per row, column or cell to change visual appearance
- in-cell editing - returns value back to data source
- support for disabled (read-only) tables or cells (via tags)
- multiple selection modes, with “active” cell
- multiple drawing modes to get optimal performance for larger tables
- optional ‘flashes’ when things update
- cell validation support
There are three methods to install libtk-tablematrix-perl on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-tablematrix-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-tablematrix-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtk-tablematrix-perl
Install libtk-tablematrix-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk-tablematrix-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtk-tablematrix-perl
Install libtk-tablematrix-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-tablematrix-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtk-tablematrix-perl
How To Uninstall libtk-tablematrix-perl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libtk-tablematrix-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtk-tablematrix-perl
Uninstall libtk-tablematrix-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtk-tablematrix-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk-tablematrix-perl
Remove libtk-tablematrix-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libtk-tablematrix-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtk-tablematrix-perl
Remove libtk-tablematrix-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtk-tablematrix-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk-tablematrix-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-tablematrix-perl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
