How To Install tcl-udp on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-udp on Ubuntu 18.04. tcl-udp is UDP sockets for Tcl

Introduction

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

What is tcl-udp

tcl-udp is:

TclUDP provides a new channel type for UDP and permits the use of packet oriented UDP over stream oriented Tcl channels.

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-udp

Install tcl-udp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcl-udp

Install tcl-udp 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-udp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-udp

How To Uninstall tcl-udp on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove tcl-udp

Uninstall tcl-udp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-udp

Remove tcl-udp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-udp

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

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

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

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Summary

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