How To Install zbarcam-gtk 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 zbarcam-gtk on Ubuntu.
What is zbarcam-gtk
zbarcam-gtk 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 Gtk-based camara frontend tool.
There are three methods to install zbarcam-gtk 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 zbarcam-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zbarcam-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zbarcam-gtk
Install zbarcam-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zbarcam-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zbarcam-gtk
Install zbarcam-gtk 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 zbarcam-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zbarcam-gtk
How To Uninstall zbarcam-gtk on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zbarcam-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zbarcam-gtk
Uninstall zbarcam-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zbarcam-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zbarcam-gtk
Remove zbarcam-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove zbarcam-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zbarcam-gtk
Remove zbarcam-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zbarcam-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zbarcam-gtk
Dependencies
zbarcam-gtk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-gtk package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.