How To Install libtcl8.6 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl8.6 on Debian 11.
What is libtcl8.6
libtcl8.6 is:
Tcl is a powerful, easy to use, embeddable, cross-platform interpreted scripting language. This package contains the Tcl library and auxiliary code which allows one to run Tcl-enabled applications. This version includes thread support.
There are three methods to install libtcl8.6 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 libtcl8.6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcl8.6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtcl8.6
Install libtcl8.6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcl8.6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtcl8.6
Install libtcl8.6 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 libtcl8.6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtcl8.6
How To Uninstall libtcl8.6 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libtcl8.6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtcl8.6
Uninstall libtcl8.6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtcl8.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcl8.6
Remove libtcl8.6 Configurations and Data
To remove libtcl8.6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtcl8.6
Remove libtcl8.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtcl8.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcl8.6
Dependencies
libtcl8.6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl8.6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
