How To Install itcl3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install itcl3 on Debian 11. itcl3 is [incr Tcl] OOP extension for Tcl - run-time files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install itcl3 on Debian 11.

What is itcl3

itcl3 is:

[incr Tcl] (or itcl) is a popular object-oriented extension for the embeddable Tcl scripting language. The name is a play on C++, and itcl has a similar object model, including multiple inheritance and public and private classes and variables. Unlike most OOP extensions to Tcl, itcl is written in C for speed.

This package contains everything you need to run itcl scripts and itcl-enabled apps.

There are three methods to install itcl3 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 itcl3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install itcl3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install itcl3

Install itcl3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install itcl3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install itcl3

Install itcl3 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 itcl3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install itcl3

How To Uninstall itcl3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the itcl3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove itcl3

Uninstall itcl3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall itcl3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove itcl3

Remove itcl3 Configurations and Data

To remove itcl3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge itcl3

Remove itcl3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove itcl3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge itcl3

Dependencies

itcl3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install itcl3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.