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