How to Install and Uninstall tcl-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "tcl-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install tcl-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall tcl-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tcl-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: tcl-dev
Source: tcltk-defaults
Version: 8.6.13
Installed-Size: 39
Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: tk-tile
Depends: tcl8.6-dev (>= 8.6.13+dfsg-1~), tcl
Suggests: tcl-doc
Conflicts: tk-tile
Description: Tool Command Language (default version) - development files
Description-md5: 4374a84d90512fcd0ebb9e4048b934e0
Multi-Arch: same
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:c, devel::lang:tcl, devel::library,
implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib, role::metapackage
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tcltk-defaults/tcl-dev_8.6.13_amd64.deb
Size: 6560
MD5sum: b2dac1a173977b1de1a4d3929fe3bb16
SHA256: 755c45f94c507ffcde5d41925d12a954ef109dd59650a47f24046dac455db8d5