How To Install libtk8.6 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk8.6 on Debian 11.
What is libtk8.6
libtk8.6 is:
Tk is a cross-platform graphical toolkit which provides the Motif look-and-feel and is implemented using the Tcl scripting language. This package contains the Tk library and supplementary packages you need to run Tk-enabled apps.
There are three methods to install libtk8.6 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 libtk8.6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk8.6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtk8.6
Install libtk8.6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtk8.6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtk8.6
Install libtk8.6 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 libtk8.6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtk8.6
How To Uninstall libtk8.6 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libtk8.6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtk8.6
Uninstall libtk8.6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtk8.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtk8.6
Remove libtk8.6 Configurations and Data
To remove libtk8.6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtk8.6
Remove libtk8.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtk8.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtk8.6
Dependencies
libtk8.6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk8.6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
