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tk-devel


Information about the package, tk-devel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tk-devel package is designed for, Tk graphical toolkit development files.


Package Name:

tk-devel

Summary:

Tk graphical toolkit development files

Description:

When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. The package contains the development files and man pages for tk.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

8.5.7

Release:

5.el6

Size:

496 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

TCL



Handy Yum Commands for tk-devel


Control the tk-devel package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install tk-devel

This command will install tk-devel on the server.

yum remove tk-devel

This command will un-install tk-devel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tk-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove tk-devel

This command will un-install tk-devel on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tk-devel when using the -y flag.

yum update tk-devel

This command will update tk-devel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tk-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update tk-devel

This command will update tk-devel to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tk-devel when using the -y flag.

yum info tk-devel

This command will show you core information about the tk-devel package.

yum deplist tk-devel

This command will show you the dependencies for tk-devel. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update tk-devel

This command will check if there is an update waiting on tk-devel. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.