Information about the package, tk, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tk package is designed for, The graphical toolkit for the Tcl scripting language.
Package Name:
tk
Summary:
The graphical toolkit for the Tcl scripting language
Description:
When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications.
Architecture:
i686
Version:
8.5.7
Release:
5.el6
Size:
1.4 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
TCL
Control the tk package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install tk
This command will install tk on the server.
yum remove tk
This command will un-install tk on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tk, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove tk
This command will un-install tk 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 when using the -y flag.
yum update tk
This command will update tk to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tk, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update tk
This command will update tk 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 when using the -y flag.
yum info tk
This command will show you core information about the tk package.
yum deplist tk
This command will show you the dependencies for tk. 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
This command will check if there is an update waiting on tk. 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.