How To Install libzxingcore-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxingcore-dev on Debian 11.
What is libzxingcore-dev
libzxingcore-dev is:
ZXing-C++ (“zebra crossing”) is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library implemented in C++.
It was originally ported from the Java ZXing library but has been developed further and now includes many improvements in terms of quality and performance. It can both read and write barcodes in a number of formats: QR Code, DataMatrix, Aztec, PDF417, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, DataBar/RSS, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, ITF.
This package provides development files for zxing-cpp library.
There are three methods to install libzxingcore-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libzxingcore-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzxingcore-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzxingcore-dev
Install libzxingcore-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzxingcore-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzxingcore-dev
Install libzxingcore-dev 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 libzxingcore-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzxingcore-dev
How To Uninstall libzxingcore-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libzxingcore-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzxingcore-dev
Uninstall libzxingcore-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzxingcore-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzxingcore-dev
Remove libzxingcore-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzxingcore-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzxingcore-dev
Remove libzxingcore-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzxingcore-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzxingcore-dev
Dependencies
libzxingcore-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxingcore-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
