How To Install libtk8.5-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk8.5-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libtk8.5-dbg
libtk8.5-dbg is:
Tk is a cross-platform graphical toolkit which provides the Motif look-and-feel and is implemented using the Tcl scripting language. This package contains the debug symbols for libtk8.5, to assist in debugging applications built with tk8.5. You will not normally need to install this package.
There are three methods to install libtk8.5-dbg 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 libtk8.5-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk8.5-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtk8.5-dbg
Install libtk8.5-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk8.5-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtk8.5-dbg
Install libtk8.5-dbg 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 libtk8.5-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtk8.5-dbg
How To Uninstall libtk8.5-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libtk8.5-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtk8.5-dbg
Uninstall libtk8.5-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtk8.5-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk8.5-dbg
Remove libtk8.5-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libtk8.5-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtk8.5-dbg
Remove libtk8.5-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtk8.5-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk8.5-dbg
Dependencies
libtk8.5-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk8.5-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
