How To Install libtk-img-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-dev on Debian 11.
What is libtk-img-dev
libtk-img-dev is:
Img is a package to enhance Tk by providing support for various image formats such as XPM, GIF (transparency supported, but not LZW), PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PostScript.
The libimg library can be loaded dynamically into Tcl/Tk scripts to provide the image handling functions.
This package includes Tcl stub libraries and headers, which are necessary to develop C-based extensions using Img.
There are three methods to install libtk-img-dev 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 libtk-img-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk-img-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtk-img-dev
Install libtk-img-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk-img-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtk-img-dev
Install libtk-img-dev 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 libtk-img-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtk-img-dev
How To Uninstall libtk-img-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libtk-img-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtk-img-dev
Uninstall libtk-img-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtk-img-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk-img-dev
Remove libtk-img-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtk-img-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtk-img-dev
Remove libtk-img-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtk-img-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk-img-dev
Dependencies
libtk-img-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.