How to Install and Uninstall tk-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "tk-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install tk-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                tk-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "tk-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall tk-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tk-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tk-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: tk-dev
Source: tcltk-defaults
Version: 8.6.9+1
Installed-Size: 25
Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: tk8.6-dev (>= 8.6.9-2), tk, tcl-dev
Suggests: tk-doc
Description: Toolkit for Tcl and X11 (default version) - development files
Description-md5: 7e7c3316b08ee6e19b370908f28f78d9
Multi-Arch: same
Tag: devel::library, role::dummy, role::metapackage
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tcltk-defaults/tk-dev_8.6.9+1_amd64.deb
Size: 5504
MD5sum: b0b5d3a3f9377cadf631dfa40ecd3d1e
SHA256: e98d30ebf3a3befbe32764be2c410bea7b010a947095d6b4aaf592a103a54093