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I am trying to install python-tk on Ubuntu 14.10 with python 2.7. but it throws following dependency error. please help me to resolve this. I tried many ways but couldn't solve it.

python-tk : Depends: blt (>= 2.4z-4.1) but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: tcl8.5 (>= 8.5.0) but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: tk8.5 (>= 8.5.0) but it is not going to be installed
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First update the Package Index. 

sudo apt-get update

Build dependances before installing python-tk.

sudo apt-get build-dep python-tk

Then install python-tk package: 

sudo apt-get install python-tk
Kenly
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  • thanks for the immediate response. I tried that but it didn't workout for me. still same unmet dependency error. – Vinod Mar 23 '16 at 09:56
  • ok when I hit sudo apt-get update. i got one fail. Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file. – Vinod Mar 23 '16 at 09:58
  • I cleared that error. But still same unmet dependencies when I hit. sudo apt-get install python-tk – Vinod Mar 23 '16 at 10:35
  • @vinod The file is under `http://en.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/python-stdlib-extensions/`.Check `/etc/apt/sources.list` it should contain `deb http://en.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main`. – Kenly Mar 23 '16 at 19:08
  • thank you. I got it. every time I hit sudo apt-get update, it use to throw that binary i386 packages download fail. I was ignoring that. I managed to solve it. later I installed blt, tcl, tk which were unmet dependencies. using command `sudo apt-get install tcl`. later I installed python-tk as well. Thank you @Rawly – Vinod Mar 24 '16 at 13:14