How to Install and Uninstall gitk Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the gitk on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "gitk" package

This tutorial shows how to install gitk on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gitk
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "gitk" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gitk on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gitk
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the gitk package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gitk
Source: git
Version: 1:2.39.2-1.1
Installed-Size: 1801
Maintainer: Jonathan Nieder
Architecture: all
Depends: git (>> 1:2.39.2), git (<< 1:2.39.2-.), tk
Suggests: git-doc
Description: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (revision tree visualizer)
Description-md5: 09d5ab78b8aa2f432bbf841a62bb9abc
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://git-scm.com/
Tag: implemented-in::tcl, interface::commandline, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::tk,
use::browsing, use::viewing, works-with::software:source,
works-with::vcs, x11::application
Section: vcs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/git/gitk_2.39.2-1.1_all.deb
Size: 1113912
MD5sum: b2c1af90889638ca7921a2b9f14d9782
SHA256: a7028fe6bd5d2b409897d567e6b89928291160f6501a0caa9ba341d7e12bcc94