How To Install libtcl-chiark-1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl-chiark-1 on Debian 11.
What is libtcl-chiark-1
libtcl-chiark-1 is:
Tcl bindings for:
- adns (resolver library)
- cdb (constant database) plus journalling writable database
- crypto: the nettle cryptographic library
- hbytes: bytestrings with hex as string representation but efficient
- dgram: datagram sockets
- tuntap: tun/tap interfaces
- maskmap: address masks and maps To make sensible use of these you will need a version of Tcl installed (this package is compatible with at least Tcl 8.0 to 8.4 inclusive). To use the adns and nettle bindings you need to have the appropriate libraries installed too.
There are three methods to install libtcl-chiark-1 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 libtcl-chiark-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcl-chiark-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtcl-chiark-1
Install libtcl-chiark-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcl-chiark-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtcl-chiark-1
Install libtcl-chiark-1 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 libtcl-chiark-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtcl-chiark-1
How To Uninstall libtcl-chiark-1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libtcl-chiark-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtcl-chiark-1
Uninstall libtcl-chiark-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtcl-chiark-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcl-chiark-1
Remove libtcl-chiark-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libtcl-chiark-1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtcl-chiark-1
Remove libtcl-chiark-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtcl-chiark-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcl-chiark-1
Dependencies
libtcl-chiark-1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl-chiark-1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.