How to Install and Uninstall tkcon Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "tkcon" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install tkcon on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "tkcon" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall tkcon on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tkcon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tkcon package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: tkcon
Architecture: all
Version: 2:2.7.3-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sergei Golovan
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 415
Depends: tk (>= 8.6.0-2)
Filename: pool/universe/t/tkcon/tkcon_2.7.3-1_all.deb
Size: 124392
MD5sum: 9774626e134420b0e13241be3d1c4a25
SHA1: 0f4f7615a5cf7583bc5119e257bde9ef73b4a3a8
SHA256: 9bd43e9d95586d6d73cf185dff9fabd29adec1f8330fda38b31ce6c13747a131
SHA512: de6eb4dc1211670f93047d3f3b7b2094621b0bbe3d4a01b406ce6424b9a168054086284d9de1c6b50fdf08dd0e5eb10065eb713053ec5e2dbda7573b7453a638
Homepage: https://github.com/wjoye/tkcon
Description-en: Enhanced interactive console for developing in Tcl
TkCon is a Tcl shell and console, making it ideal for
experimenting with Tcl and Tk programs interactively.
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Features:
Command history
Path (Unix style) / Proc / Variable name expansion
Multiple consoles, each with its own state (via multiple interpreters)
Captures stdout and stderr to console window (puts overridden)
Hot errors (click on error result to see stack trace)
Electric character matching (a la emacs)
Electric proc highlighting
Communication between consoles and other Tk interpreters
(including non-Tcl ones)
Description-md5: 6efedc3b2f150ea597469bc1a7cd73ef