How To Install tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu.
What is tk-fsdialog
tk-fsdialog is:
This package provides a file selection dialog for Ttk, themed Tk.
Features
- Show directories in a separate pane or mixed-in with the files
- Optionally show details of the files (size, modification time, etc.)
- Show or hide hidden files
- Sort the files by name, date, or size
- The user can interactively control the features mentioned above
- Select a directory using the file selection dialog
This package also includes these widgets:
- entrybox: An entry widget with an erase icon.
- matchbox: A combobox widget with an erase icon and optional dropdown list of matching values.
There are three methods to install tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tk-fsdialog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tk-fsdialog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tk-fsdialog
Install tk-fsdialog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tk-fsdialog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tk-fsdialog
Install tk-fsdialog Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tk-fsdialog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tk-fsdialog
How To Uninstall tk-fsdialog on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the tk-fsdialog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tk-fsdialog
Uninstall tk-fsdialog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tk-fsdialog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk-fsdialog
Remove tk-fsdialog Configurations and Data
To remove tk-fsdialog configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tk-fsdialog
Remove tk-fsdialog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tk-fsdialog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk-fsdialog
Dependencies
tk-fsdialog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-fsdialog package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.