How To Install tk-doc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-doc on Debian 10.
What is tk-doc
tk-doc is:
Tk is a cross-platform graphical toolkit which provides the Motif look-and-feel and is implemented using the Tcl scripting language.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Tk version (currently 8.6).
There are three methods to install tk-doc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tk-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tk-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tk-doc
Install tk-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tk-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tk-doc
Install tk-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tk-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tk-doc
How To Uninstall tk-doc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the tk-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tk-doc
Uninstall tk-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tk-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk-doc
Remove tk-doc Configurations and Data
To remove tk-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tk-doc
Remove tk-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tk-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk-doc
Dependencies
tk-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.