How To Install tk8.5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk8.5 on Debian 9.
What is tk8.5
tk8.5 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 contains the windowing Tcl/Tk shell (wish).
There are three methods to install tk8.5 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tk8.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tk8.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tk8.5
Install tk8.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tk8.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tk8.5
Install tk8.5 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 tk8.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tk8.5
How To Uninstall tk8.5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tk8.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tk8.5
Uninstall tk8.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tk8.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk8.5
Remove tk8.5 Configurations and Data
To remove tk8.5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tk8.5
Remove tk8.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tk8.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk8.5
Dependencies
tk8.5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk8.5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.