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

Last updated: April 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the 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 "tk" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install tk on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall tk on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 tk package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: tk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.6.11+1build2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: tcltk-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 22
Provides: wish
Depends: tk8.6 (>= 8.6.11-1~), tcl
Breaks: tk8.3 (<< 8.3.5-16), tk8.4 (<< 8.4.20-2), tk8.5 (<< 8.5.14-3), tk8.6 (<< 8.6.0-2)
Filename: pool/main/t/tcltk-defaults/tk_8.6.11+1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 3058
MD5sum: 0753cf47faa51c885e19c792b01a5d2b
SHA1: c007ff9591c452636b22102e67b7603d6cb683a0
SHA256: 479056f2f543810f76be079fba037a45f3bcee9e017bcd3deee896acece3950a
SHA512: 577f4033851d79bbe3202b7d0ea761f6663bdae9af2d258f768d4c9ebe6f32b95b58bea11a56e969a08332a0edf537896cceee66a8f3a720e86ae86f340879dd
Description: Toolkit for Tcl and X11 (default version) - windowing shell
Description-md5: c18f13af983cc9102503e0f44f8d4b2e
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop