How To Install tix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tix-dev
tix-dev is:
The Tix library for Tk extends Tk with new widgets.
This package includes files, static libraries, man pages for Tix.
There are three methods to install tix-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 tix-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 tix-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tix-dev
Install tix-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tix-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tix-dev
Install tix-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 tix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tix-dev
How To Uninstall tix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tix-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tix-dev
Uninstall tix-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tix-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tix-dev
Remove tix-dev Configurations and Data
To remove tix-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tix-dev
Remove tix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tix-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tix-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tix-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
