How To Install python-pyqrcode on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqrcode
on Debian 10.
What is python-pyqrcode
python-pyqrcode is:
The pyqrcode module is a QR code generator that is simple to use and written in pure Python. The module can automate most of the building process for creating QR codes. Most codes can be created using only two lines of code.
Unlike other generators, all of the helpers can be controlled manually. You are free to set any or all of the properties of your QR code. QR codes can be saved as SVG, PNG, and plain text. They can also be displayed directly in most Linux terminal emulators.
The pyqrcode module attempts to follow the QR code standard as closely as possible. The terminology, encodings and algorithms used in pyqrcode come directly from the standard.
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-pyqrcode
on Debian 10. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-pyqrcode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqrcode
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqrcode
Install python-pyqrcode Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqrcode
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqrcode
Install python-pyqrcode 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 python-pyqrcode
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqrcode
How To Uninstall python-pyqrcode on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pyqrcode
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqrcode
Uninstall python-pyqrcode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqrcode
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqrcode
Remove python-pyqrcode Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqrcode
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqrcode
Remove python-pyqrcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqrcode
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqrcode
Dependencies
python-pyqrcode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqrcode
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.