How To Install libtk8.6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk8.6 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libtk8.6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtk8.6

How To Uninstall libtk8.6 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libtcl8.6
• libc6
• libfontconfig1
• libx11-6
• libxft2
• libxss1

References

• libtk8.6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtk8.6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.