How To Install python-tk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tk on Kali Linux. python-tk is Tkinter - Writing Tk applications with Python2

Introduction

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

What is `python-tk`

python-tk is:

A module for writing portable GUI applications with Python2 using Tk. Also known as Tkinter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-tk

Install python-tk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tk

Install python-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 python-tk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-tk

How To Uninstall python-tk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python-tk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-tk

Uninstall python-tk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tk

Remove python-tk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tk

Remove python-tk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tk

Dependencies

python-tk have the following dependencies:

References

python-tk website

Summary

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