How to Install and Uninstall tk8.5-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "tk8.5-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install tk8.5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "tk8.5-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall tk8.5-dev 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 tk8.5-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: tk8.5-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 3095
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tcl/Tk Debian Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Source: tk8.5
Version: 8.5.19-1ubuntu1
Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.1~), x11proto-core-dev, libx11-dev, libxss-dev, libxext-dev, libxft-dev, tcl8.5-dev (>= 8.5.14-2), libtk8.5 (= 8.5.19-1ubuntu1), tk8.5
Suggests: tk8.5-doc
Filename: pool/universe/t/tk8.5/tk8.5-dev_8.5.19-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 661650
MD5sum: 52073f8112d9bc080b27664c4fb7b14e
SHA1: 549a3f78fe08cd5a295130f3106a931619e1b600
SHA256: 25d12312aaf778401ddbf6e0f8610819d40ca8c0a8291e487635103946507b15
Description-en: Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11, v8.5 - development files
Tk is a cross-platform graphical toolkit which provides the Motif
look-and-feel and is implemented using the Tcl scripting language.
This package contains the headers and libraries needed to extend
or embed Tk.
Description-md5: 01f221ed6946f7c26ddad6a7edd186af
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.tcl.tk/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu