How To Install perl-tk on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-tk on Debian 10.
What is perl-tk
perl-tk is:
Perl/Tk (also known as pTk or ptk) is a collection of modules and code that attempts to wed the easily configured Tk widget toolkit to the powerful lexigraphic, dynamic memory, I/O, and object-oriented capabilities of Perl 5. In other words, it is an interpreted scripting language for making widgets and programs with Graphical User Interfaces (GUI).
A good place to get started is by running the “widget” demo that’s installed with this package.
There are three methods to install perl-tk on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install perl-tk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perl-tk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perl-tk
Install perl-tk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perl-tk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perl-tk
Install perl-tk 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 perl-tk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perl-tk
How To Uninstall perl-tk on Debian 10
To uninstall only the perl-tk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perl-tk
Uninstall perl-tk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perl-tk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-tk
Remove perl-tk Configurations and Data
To remove perl-tk configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perl-tk
Remove perl-tk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perl-tk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl-tk
Dependencies
perl-tk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-tk package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.