# Can't seem to get tk working (beginner's question) **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 13, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-get-tk-working-beginners-question/259825 "2020-06-13T03:20:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mynaard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Mynaard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mynaard)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-get-tk-working-beginners-question/259825/1 "2020-06-13T03:20:34Z")
Hi there! I posted this in the wrong forum by mistake… I’m using an Ubuntu-based OS. In this case Peppermint 9. I’ve been messing about with Ruby off and on for several months now. Largely by reading through a second hand copy of Fitzgerald’s “Learning Ruby” (gotta start somewhere, eh?). Well, I could not install it with **$ sudo apt-get install libtcltk-ruby** in the terminal. So, I tried using Synaptic. That _sort of_ worked. It installed these packages: tc, tclsh, tclsh8.6, and tcpdump. However, when I tried accessing **tk** with _require ‘tk’_ it didn’t work. If someone could give a nudge in the right direction to make tk work on my system, that would be very nice indeed. Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Maniac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Maniac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Maniac)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-get-tk-working-beginners-question/259825/2 "2020-12-20T21:13:15Z")
Hello @Mynaard, If you still looking for help, I would recommend you to check the instructions here: > **[GitHub - ruby/tk: Tk interface module using tcltklib](https://github.com/ruby/tk#rubytk)** > > Tk interface module using tcltklib. Contribute to ruby/tk development by creating an account on GitHub.