How To Install tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu 18.04. tk-fsdialog is file selection dialog for Ttk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tk-fsdialog

tk-fsdialog is:

This package provides a file selection dialog for Ttk, themed Tk.

Features

  • Show directories in a separate pane or mixed-in with the files
  • Optionally show details of the files (size, modification time, etc.)
  • Show or hide hidden files
  • Sort the files by name, date, or size
  • The user can interactively control the features mentioned above
  • Select a directory using the file selection dialog

There are three methods to install tk-fsdialog 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 tk-fsdialog 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-fsdialog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tk-fsdialog

Install tk-fsdialog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tk-fsdialog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tk-fsdialog

Install tk-fsdialog 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 tk-fsdialog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tk-fsdialog

How To Uninstall tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove tk-fsdialog

Uninstall tk-fsdialog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tk-fsdialog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk-fsdialog

Remove tk-fsdialog Configurations and Data

To remove tk-fsdialog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tk-fsdialog

Remove tk-fsdialog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tk-fsdialog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk-fsdialog

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-fsdialog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.