How To Install tix-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tix-devel on CentOS 7. tix-devel is Tk Interface eXtension development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tix-devel on CentOS 7.

What is tix-devel

Tix, the Tk Interface eXtension, is a powerful set of user interface components that expands the capabilities of your Tcl/Tk and Python applications. Using Tix together with Tk will greatly enhance the appearance and functionality of your application. This package contains the tix development files needed for building tix applications. Tix, the Tk Interface eXtension, is a powerful set of user interface components that expands the capabilities of your Tcl/Tk and Python applications. Using Tix together with Tk will greatly enhance the appearance and functionality of your application. This package contains the tix development files needed for building tix applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install tix-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tix-devel.

Install tix-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tix-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tix-devel

Install tix-devel on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tix-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tix-devel

How To Uninstall tix-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the tix-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tix-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tix-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.