How To Install qreator 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 qreator on Ubuntu.
What is qreator
qreator is:
Qreator enables you to easily create your own QR codes to encode different types of information in an efficient, compact and cool way.
Qreator supports creating the following kinds of QR codes:
- Business card
- Geolocation
- Phone call/SMS
- Text
- URL
- Wi-Fi network
There are three methods to install qreator 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 qreator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qreator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qreator
Install qreator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qreator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qreator
Install qreator 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 qreator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qreator
How To Uninstall qreator on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the qreator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qreator
Uninstall qreator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qreator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qreator
Remove qreator Configurations and Data
To remove qreator configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qreator
Remove qreator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qreator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qreator
Dependencies
qreator have the following dependencies:
- geoclue-2.0
- gir1.2-champlain-0.12
- gir1.2-clutter-1.0
- gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
- gir1.2-geoclue-2.0
- gir1.2-glib-2.0
- gir1.2-gtk-3.0
- gir1.2-gtkchamplain-0.12
- gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0
- gir1.2-nm-1.0
- python3-cairo
- python3-dbus
- python3-gi
- python3-gi-cairo
- python3-pil
- python3-qrencode
- python3-requests
- python3-vobject
- python3-xdg
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qreator package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.