How To Install libdmtx-utils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx-utils on Debian 9.
What is libdmtx-utils
libdmtx-utils is:
This is a transitional package for dmtx-utils, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install libdmtx-utils on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdmtx-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdmtx-utils
Install libdmtx-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdmtx-utils
Install libdmtx-utils 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdmtx-utils
How To Uninstall libdmtx-utils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdmtx-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdmtx-utils
Uninstall libdmtx-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdmtx-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdmtx-utils
Remove libdmtx-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libdmtx-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdmtx-utils
Remove libdmtx-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdmtx-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdmtx-utils
Dependencies
libdmtx-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
