How to Install and Uninstall python3-tk Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the python3-tk on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "python3-tk" package

This tutorial shows how to install python3-tk on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3-tk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python3-tk" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall python3-tk on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-tk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-tk package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: python3-tk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.10.8-1~22.04
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-stdlib-extensions
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 834
Provides: python3.10-tk, python3.11-tk
Depends: python3 (>= 3.10.5-0~), python3 (<< 3.12), blt (>= 2.4z-9), libc6 (>= 2.4), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0), tk8.6-blt2.5 (>= 2.5.3)
Suggests: tix, python3-tk-dbg
Breaks: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Replaces: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-tk_3.10.8-1~22.04_amd64.deb
Size: 109966
MD5sum: 096f92ff9b9c1871e5c79bdd7f4d0e56
SHA1: d16f6d42b603500b95d30d5f1d035ca17b8ef975
SHA256: 15c81265559a1e7c162f4422ce74ec2e2cfe170bedebae25764e859e5468c80a
SHA512: 6f882d8e34cd56e8745c3349365ea329574aa990c7de3bd1cb7f93f4b05a43bb669d2a01f72e5d715067c448ab9eaecfd99064ae7282be060d82ac066e0d82ea
Description: Tkinter - Writing Tk applications with Python 3.x
Description-md5: 23263ef24020072cb878ca2432c298ba
Task: ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-publishing

Package: python3-tk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.10.4-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-stdlib-extensions
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 464
Provides: python3.10-tk
Depends: python3 (>= 3.10.1-0~), python3 (<< 3.11), blt (>= 2.4z-9), libc6 (>= 2.4), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0), tk8.6-blt2.5 (>= 2.5.3)
Suggests: tix, python3-tk-dbg
Breaks: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Replaces: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-tk_3.10.4-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 102022
MD5sum: 0d2e256c632186cc0b03568da6a89255
SHA1: ef233e2316a4ed46f60c284997cf54cd74a62ff6
SHA256: 9fecdcbe340d1514f6ebd20f1e7adb13de3e2e25f183d65f9a45575bcbd8641f
SHA512: 650d167d0c532f9a860e72c3cfa9621ed780abb51208ab11d598074600319d38cbf9feeef7b268fde1fe84867ce132618753f86db3bc0e00414e489bf080a410
Description: Tkinter - Writing Tk applications with Python 3.x
Description-md5: 23263ef24020072cb878ca2432c298ba
Task: ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-publishing