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

Last updated: November 22,2024

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

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1. Install "tk-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install tk-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall tk-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm)

Package: tk-dev
Source: tcltk-defaults
Version: 8.6.13
Installed-Size: 23
Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: tk8.6-dev (>= 8.6.13-1~), 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_8.6.13_amd64.deb
Size: 3884
MD5sum: c607056b5b9c147501046d748ea733d9
SHA256: bebe37989a5523f6bb3e7ed8b920e80ab2a4bcc37d61be992815e0c22710cdd4