How To Install libzint2.10 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzint2.10 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libzint2.10
libzint2.10 is:
Zint is a barcode encoding and image generating library. It currently features support for over 50 symbologies including Australian Post 4-state codes (redirect, reply-paid, routing, standard customer), Aztec Code (ISO 24778), Aztec Runes, Channel code, Codabar, Code 11, Code 128 (ISO 15417), Code 16k, Code 2 of 5 (Data Logic, IATA, Industrial, Interleaved, Matrix), Code 32 (Italian Pharmacode), Code 39 (ISO 16388), Code 39 Extended, Code 49, Code 93, Code One, Databar (Expanded, Expanded Stacked, Limited, Stacked Omnidirectional), Data Matrix (ISO 16022), Deutsche Post (Identicode, Leitcode), Dutch Post KIX, EAN-14, European Article Number (EAN), Facing Identification Mark (FIM), Flattermarken, Grid Matrix, ITF-14, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), Japanese Postal Barcode, Korean Postal Barcode, LOGMARS, Maxicode (ISO 16023), MicroPDF417 (ISO 24728), Micro QR Code, MSI Plessey, NVE-18, PDF417 (ISO 15438), Pharmacode (2-track, Zentralnummer (PZN)), PLANET, Postnet, QR Code (ISO 18004), Royal Mail 4-state Barcode, Telepen, Telepen Numeric, UK Plessey, Universal Product Code (UPC-A, UPC-E), USPS Intelligent Mail as well as HIBC.
Also included are Unicode translation for symbologies which support Latin-1 and Kanji character sets, full GS1 data support including verification and automated insertion of FNC1 characters and support for encoding binary data including NULL (ASCII 0) characters.
This package provides barcode generator library.
There are three methods to install libzint2.10 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libzint2.10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzint2.10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzint2.10
Install libzint2.10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzint2.10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzint2.10
Install libzint2.10 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 libzint2.10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzint2.10
How To Uninstall libzint2.10 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libzint2.10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzint2.10
Uninstall libzint2.10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzint2.10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzint2.10
Remove libzint2.10 Configurations and Data
To remove libzint2.10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzint2.10
Remove libzint2.10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzint2.10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzint2.10
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzint2.10 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.