How To Install libqrcodegencpp-dev 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 libqrcodegencpp-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libqrcodegencpp-dev
libqrcodegencpp-dev is:
This project aims to be the best, clearest QR Code generator library in multiple languages. The primary goals are flexible options and absolute correctness. Secondary goals are compact implementation size and good documentation comments. Core features:
- Available in 7 programming languages, all with nearly equal functionality: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C++, C, Rust
- Significantly shorter code but more documentation comments compared to competing libraries
- Supports encoding all 40 versions (sizes) and all 4 error correction levels, as per the QR Code Model 2 standard
- Output formats: Raw modules/pixels of the QR symbol (all languages), SVG XML string (all languages except C), BufferedImage raster bitmap (Java only), HTML5 canvas (JavaScript and TypeScript only)
- Encodes numeric and special-alphanumeric text in less space than general text
- Open source code under the permissive MIT License
This package contains the development files in C++.
There are three methods to install libqrcodegencpp-dev 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 libqrcodegencpp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqrcodegencpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqrcodegencpp-dev
Install libqrcodegencpp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqrcodegencpp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqrcodegencpp-dev
Install libqrcodegencpp-dev 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 libqrcodegencpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqrcodegencpp-dev
How To Uninstall libqrcodegencpp-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libqrcodegencpp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqrcodegencpp-dev
Uninstall libqrcodegencpp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqrcodegencpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqrcodegencpp-dev
Remove libqrcodegencpp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqrcodegencpp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqrcodegencpp-dev
Remove libqrcodegencpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqrcodegencpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqrcodegencpp-dev
Dependencies
libqrcodegencpp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqrcodegencpp-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.