How To Install libzbarqt-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 libzbarqt-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libzbarqt-dev
libzbarqt-dev is:
ZBar is a library for scanning and decoding bar codes from various sources such as video streams, image files or raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.
This package contains the development files for the Qt binding.
There are three methods to install libzbarqt-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 libzbarqt-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 libzbarqt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzbarqt-dev
Install libzbarqt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzbarqt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzbarqt-dev
Install libzbarqt-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 libzbarqt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzbarqt-dev
How To Uninstall libzbarqt-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libzbarqt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzbarqt-dev
Uninstall libzbarqt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzbarqt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzbarqt-dev
Remove libzbarqt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzbarqt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzbarqt-dev
Remove libzbarqt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzbarqt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzbarqt-dev
Dependencies
libzbarqt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzbarqt-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.