How To Install tcl8.6-tdbc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl8.6-tdbc on Debian 9.
What is tcl8.6-tdbc
tcl8.6-tdbc is:
It’s an interface standard for SQL databases and connectivity that aims to make it easy to write portable and secure Tcl scripts that access SQL databases. This package provides the base class and documentation for tdbc. You need also to install the needed DBMS specific drivers
There are three methods to install tcl8.6-tdbc on Debian 9. 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-tdbc 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-tdbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl8.6-tdbc
Install tcl8.6-tdbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl8.6-tdbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl8.6-tdbc
Install tcl8.6-tdbc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl8.6-tdbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl8.6-tdbc
How To Uninstall tcl8.6-tdbc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tcl8.6-tdbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl8.6-tdbc
Uninstall tcl8.6-tdbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl8.6-tdbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl8.6-tdbc
Remove tcl8.6-tdbc Configurations and Data
To remove tcl8.6-tdbc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl8.6-tdbc
Remove tcl8.6-tdbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl8.6-tdbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl8.6-tdbc
Dependencies
tcl8.6-tdbc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl8.6-tdbc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.