How To Install astro-tcltk on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-tcltk on Kali Linux.

What is astro-tcltk

astro-tcltk is:

This metapackage will install packages that are useful to develop Tcl/Tk applications for astronomy.

There are three methods to install astro-tcltk on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install astro-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 astro-tcltk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install astro-tcltk

Install astro-tcltk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install astro-tcltk

Install astro-tcltk Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-tcltk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-tcltk

How To Uninstall astro-tcltk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the astro-tcltk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-tcltk

Uninstall astro-tcltk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-tcltk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-tcltk

Remove astro-tcltk Configurations and Data

To remove astro-tcltk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-tcltk

Remove astro-tcltk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-tcltk

Dependencies

astro-tcltk have the following dependencies:

• astro-tasks

References

• astro-tcltk website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-tcltk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.