How To Install xotcl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xotcl
on Debian 11.
What is xotcl
xotcl is:
Extended Object Tcl (for short: XOTcl, pronounced exotickle) is an object-oriented scripting language based on Tcl. It was originally designed for providing language support for design patterns and provides novel constructs such as filters or transitive mixin classes. The language is designed for empowering rather than constraining system developers. The basic object model is highly influenced by CLOS.
There are three methods to install xotcl
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xotcl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xotcl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xotcl
Install xotcl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xotcl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xotcl
Install xotcl 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 xotcl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xotcl
How To Uninstall xotcl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the xotcl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xotcl
Uninstall xotcl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xotcl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xotcl
Remove xotcl Configurations and Data
To remove xotcl
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xotcl
Remove xotcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xotcl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xotcl
Dependencies
xotcl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xotcl
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.