How To Install libdmtx0a on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx0a on Debian 9.
What is libdmtx0a
libdmtx0a is:
Libdmtx is a library for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D barcodes, two-dimensional symbols that hold a dense pattern of data with built-in error correction.
This package provides the Libdmtx runtime library.
There are three methods to install libdmtx0a 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 libdmtx0a Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx0a using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdmtx0a
Install libdmtx0a Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx0a using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdmtx0a
Install libdmtx0a 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 libdmtx0a using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdmtx0a
How To Uninstall libdmtx0a on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdmtx0a package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdmtx0a
Uninstall libdmtx0a And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdmtx0a and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdmtx0a
Remove libdmtx0a Configurations and Data
To remove libdmtx0a configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdmtx0a
Remove libdmtx0a configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdmtx0a configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdmtx0a
Dependencies
libdmtx0a have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx0a package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
