How To Install tcl-tls on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-tls on Ubuntu 18.04. tcl-tls is TLS OpenSSL extension to Tcl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-tls on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tcl-tls

tcl-tls is:

This package enables communication over SSL-encrypted channels in Tcl.

Both client and server-side sockets are possible. Additionally, full filevent semantics should be intact.

There are three methods to install tcl-tls on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-tls 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-tls using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-tls

Install tcl-tls Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcl-tls

Install tcl-tls 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-tls

How To Uninstall tcl-tls on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove tcl-tls

Uninstall tcl-tls And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tcl-tls and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-tls

Remove tcl-tls Configurations and Data

To remove tcl-tls configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-tls

Remove tcl-tls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-tls

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-tls package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.