How To Install tk8.5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk8.5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tk8.5-dev
tk8.5-dev 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 headers and libraries needed to extend or embed Tk.
There are three methods to install tk8.5-dev 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 tk8.5-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tk8.5-dev
Install tk8.5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tk8.5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tk8.5-dev
Install tk8.5-dev 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 tk8.5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tk8.5-dev
How To Uninstall tk8.5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tk8.5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tk8.5-dev
Uninstall tk8.5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tk8.5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk8.5-dev
Remove tk8.5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove tk8.5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tk8.5-dev
Remove tk8.5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tk8.5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk8.5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk8.5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
