How To Install tclx8.4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tclx8.4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tclx8.4
tclx8.4 is:
Extended Tcl (TclX), is a set of extensions to Tcl, the Tool Command Language invented by Dr. John Ousterhout. Tcl is a powerful, yet simple embeddable programming language. Extended Tcl is oriented towards system programming tasks and large application development.
TclX provides additional interfaces to the operating system, and adds many new programming constructs, text manipulation tools, and debugging tools.
TclX 8.4 differs from its predecessors in that it is based more on the idea of TclX as an extension to Tcl, and not an alternate environment. There is no TkX and no stand-alone shells are built. The tkx*8.4 packages therefore don’t exist anymore.
This package includes the shared library and Tcl library files.
There are three methods to install tclx8.4 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 tclx8.4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tclx8.4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tclx8.4
Install tclx8.4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tclx8.4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tclx8.4
Install tclx8.4 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 tclx8.4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tclx8.4
How To Uninstall tclx8.4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tclx8.4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tclx8.4
Uninstall tclx8.4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tclx8.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tclx8.4
Remove tclx8.4 Configurations and Data
To remove tclx8.4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tclx8.4
Remove tclx8.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tclx8.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tclx8.4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tclx8.4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
