How To Install wifi-qr 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 wifi-qr on Ubuntu.
What is wifi-qr
wifi-qr is:
Xiaomi Android phones has started using QR to use WiFi for sharing. The idea was to get started with Bash, from Android to PC or PC to Mobile, and use Interface for zenity, QR for zbar and qrencode, and nmcli from Network-Manager for Network. For security, you can use WPA, WPA2, WEP, Open and share with the Hidden Network. QR code does not support LDAP Network and VPN. Android can easily generate WiFi QR, but iOS isn’t quite so sure.
There are three methods to install wifi-qr 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 wifi-qr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wifi-qr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wifi-qr
Install wifi-qr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wifi-qr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wifi-qr
Install wifi-qr 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 wifi-qr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wifi-qr
How To Uninstall wifi-qr on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wifi-qr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wifi-qr
Uninstall wifi-qr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wifi-qr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wifi-qr
Remove wifi-qr Configurations and Data
To remove wifi-qr configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wifi-qr
Remove wifi-qr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wifi-qr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wifi-qr
Dependencies
wifi-qr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wifi-qr package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.