How To Install tcl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl on CentOS 7. tcl is Tool Command Language, pronounced tickle

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl on CentOS 7.

What is tcl

The Tcl (Tool Command Language) provides a powerful platform for creating integration applications that tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, and frameworks. When paired with the Tk toolkit, Tcl provides a fastest and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-related tasks and for creating powerful command languages for applications. The Tcl (Tool Command Language) provides a powerful platform for creating integration applications that tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, and frameworks. When paired with the Tk toolkit, Tcl provides a fastest and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-related tasks and for creating powerful command languages for applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install tcl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tcl.

Install tcl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tcl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tcl

Install tcl on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tcl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tcl

How To Uninstall tcl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the tcl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tcl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.