How To Install tkblt on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install tkblt on Debian 11. tkblt is Graphics extension library for Tcl/Tk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tkblt on Debian 11.

What is tkblt

tkblt is:

TkBLT is a derived version of the BLT Toolkit by George A. Howlett, for Tcl/Tk 8.5/8.6, is TEA compatible, and is fully compatible with the Tk API. TkBLT includes only the Graph and Barchart Tk widgets, and the Tcl Vector command.

There are three methods to install tkblt 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 tkblt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tkblt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tkblt

Install tkblt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tkblt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tkblt

Install tkblt 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 tkblt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tkblt

How To Uninstall tkblt on Debian 11

To uninstall only the tkblt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tkblt

Uninstall tkblt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tkblt

Remove tkblt Configurations and Data

To remove tkblt configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tkblt

Remove tkblt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tkblt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tkblt

Dependencies

tkblt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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