How To Install ruby-tcltk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tcltk on Debian 9.
What is ruby-tcltk
ruby-tcltk is:
tcltklib is an extension library for Ruby. It makes Ruby programs to be able to use low level interface for the Tcl/Tk.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Ruby version (currently v2.3).
There are three methods to install ruby-tcltk 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 ruby-tcltk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-tcltk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-tcltk
Install ruby-tcltk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-tcltk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-tcltk
Install ruby-tcltk 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 ruby-tcltk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-tcltk
How To Uninstall ruby-tcltk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-tcltk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-tcltk
Uninstall ruby-tcltk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-tcltk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-tcltk
Remove ruby-tcltk Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-tcltk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-tcltk
Remove ruby-tcltk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-tcltk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-tcltk
Dependencies
ruby-tcltk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tcltk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
