How To Install tcl-itcl4-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-itcl4-dev on Kali Linux. tcl-itcl4-dev is [incr Tcl] OOP extension for Tcl - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-itcl4-dev on Kali Linux.

What is tcl-itcl4-dev

tcl-itcl4-dev is:

[incr Tcl] (or itcl) is a popular object-oriented extension for the embeddable Tcl scripting language. The name is a play on C++, and itcl has a similar object model, including multiple inheritance and public and private classes and variables. Unlike most OOP extensions to Tcl, itcl is written in C for speed.

This package contains the headers and libraries needed to embed or add C extensions to itcl.

There are three methods to install tcl-itcl4-dev 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 tcl-itcl4-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tcl-itcl4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-itcl4-dev

Install tcl-itcl4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tcl-itcl4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tcl-itcl4-dev

Install tcl-itcl4-dev 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 tcl-itcl4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-itcl4-dev

How To Uninstall tcl-itcl4-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tcl-itcl4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tcl-itcl4-dev

Uninstall tcl-itcl4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tcl-itcl4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-itcl4-dev

Remove tcl-itcl4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove tcl-itcl4-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-itcl4-dev

Remove tcl-itcl4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tcl-itcl4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-itcl4-dev

Dependencies

tcl-itcl4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-itcl4-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.