Information about the package, tcl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tcl package is designed for, Tool Command Language, pronounced tickle.
Package Name:
tcl
Summary:
Tool Command Language, pronounced tickle
Description:
The Tcl (Tool Command Language) provides a powerful platform for creating integration applications that tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, and frameworks. When paired with the Tk toolkit, Tcl provides a fastest and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-related tasks and for creating powerful command languages for applications.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
8.5.7
Release:
6.el6
Size:
4.4 M
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
TCL
Control the tcl package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install tcl
This command will install tcl on the server.
yum remove tcl
This command will un-install tcl on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tcl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove tcl
This command will un-install tcl 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 tcl when using the -y flag.
yum update tcl
This command will update tcl to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tcl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update tcl
This command will update tcl 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 tcl when using the -y flag.
yum info tcl
This command will show you core information about the tcl package.
yum deplist tcl
This command will show you the dependencies for tcl. 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 tcl
This command will check if there is an update waiting on tcl. 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.