How To Install tcl8.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl8.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tcl8.6-dev
tcl8.6-dev is:
Tcl is a powerful, easy-to-use, embeddable, cross-platform interpreted scripting language. This package contains the headers and libraries needed to embed or extend Tcl.
There are three methods to install tcl8.6-dev 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 tcl8.6-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 tcl8.6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl8.6-dev
Install tcl8.6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl8.6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl8.6-dev
Install tcl8.6-dev 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 tcl8.6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl8.6-dev
How To Uninstall tcl8.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tcl8.6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl8.6-dev
Uninstall tcl8.6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl8.6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl8.6-dev
Remove tcl8.6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove tcl8.6-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl8.6-dev
Remove tcl8.6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl8.6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl8.6-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl8.6-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
