How to Install and Uninstall tcl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "tcl" package

This is a short guide on how to install tcl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall tcl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tcl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tcl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: tcl
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Source: tcltk-defaults
Version: 8.6.0+9
Provides: tclsh
Depends: tcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0-2)
Breaks: tcl8.3 (<< 8.3.5-15), tcl8.4 (<< 8.4.20-2), tcl8.5 (<< 8.5.14-3), tcl8.6 (<< 8.6.0-2)
Filename: pool/main/t/tcltk-defaults/tcl_8.6.0+9_amd64.deb
Size: 5146
MD5sum: e74d24be70961ad738001365044e5803
SHA1: 7f6f3fa6a377dbd6c36a499f6041c01490193065
SHA256: b7384bbe60310d29e010be3b04cee6472cbcc249d7a0fabf58819de4bcd4fc18
Description-en: Tool Command Language (default version) - shell
Tcl is a powerful, easy to use, embeddable, cross-platform interpreted
scripting language.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Tcl version (currently 8.6).
Description-md5: dc49b54190858f10215816ea3b0a62d5
Multi-Arch: foreign
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