How To Install libtk-img on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img on Kali Linux. libtk-img is Extended image format support for Tcl/Tk (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk-img on Kali Linux.

What is libtk-img

libtk-img 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 runtime libraries.

There are three methods to install libtk-img 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 libtk-img 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtk-img

Install libtk-img Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtk-img

Install libtk-img 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 libtk-img using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtk-img

How To Uninstall libtk-img on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtk-img package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtk-img

Uninstall libtk-img And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk-img

Remove libtk-img Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtk-img

Remove libtk-img configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk-img

Dependencies

libtk-img have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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