How To Install tk-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-devel on CentOS 7. tk-devel is Tk graphical toolkit development files

Introduction

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

What is tk-devel

When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. The package contains the development files and man pages for tk. When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. The package contains the development files and man pages for tk.

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

Install tk-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 tk-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tk-devel

Install tk-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 tk-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tk-devel

How To Uninstall tk-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove tk-devel

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Summary

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