How to Install and Uninstall libtcl8.6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "libtcl8.6" package

This tutorial shows how to install libtcl8.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libtcl8.6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libtcl8.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 libtcl8.6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libtcl8.6
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 3912
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Source: tcl8.6
Version: 8.6.5+dfsg-2
Replaces: tcl8.6 (<< 8.6.0-2)
Provides: libtcl
Depends: tzdata, libc6 (>= 2.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2)
Suggests: tcl8.6
Conflicts: tcl74 (<= 7.4p3-2), tcl8.6 (<< 8.6.0-2)
Filename: pool/main/t/tcl8.6/libtcl8.6_8.6.5+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
Size: 875226
MD5sum: c7f14754af40b8a5ccbd69feec316b6d
SHA1: 8ff49697103181a554fdc451185589f13622abab
SHA256: a061cf3a366b9d49b71a83441dc737cc2d0f2d8019543944f20a4d1d2622cdc7
Description-en: Tcl (the Tool Command Language) v8.6 - run-time library files
Tcl is a powerful, easy to use, embeddable, cross-platform interpreted
scripting language. This package contains the Tcl library and auxiliary
code which allows one to run Tcl-enabled applications. This version
includes thread support.
Description-md5: 0900ad020fbf5b0aca4aa49a8044d863
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.tcl.tk/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop