How To Install tk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk on CentOS 7. tk is The graphical toolkit for the Tcl scripting language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk on CentOS 7.

What is tk

When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications.

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

Install tk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tk

Install tk 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 tk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tk

How To Uninstall tk on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the tk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tk

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Summary

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