How To Install perl-tk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-tk on Kali Linux. perl-tk is Perl module providing the Tk graphics library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-tk on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 perl-tk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perl-tk

How To Uninstall perl-tk on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

perl-tk website

Summary

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