How To Install libzxingcore-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxingcore-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libzxingcore-dev is C++ port of ZXing library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxingcore-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libzxingcore-dev

libzxingcore-dev is:

This project is a C++ port of ZXing Library. It is a pure C++14 implementation with little third-party dependencies. The library provides stateless, thread-safe readers and generators to process QR Codes.

This package provides development files for zxing-cpp library.

There are three methods to install libzxingcore-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxingcore-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.