How To Install python3-segno on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-segno on Debian 11. python3-segno is Python QR Code and Micro QR Code encoder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-segno on Debian 11.

What is python3-segno

python3-segno is:

Pure Python QR Code generator with no dependencies.

This package implements ISO/IEC 18004:2015(E) “QR Code bar code symbology specification” and produces QR Codes and Micro QR Codes with nearly no effort. It supports the Structured Append mode which splits a message across several QR codes.

Segno (Italian for “sign” / “symbol”) provides several serialization formats like Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Portable Network Graphics (PNG), Portable Document Format (PDF), Netpbm (PAM, PBM, PPM), LaTeX (PGF/TikZ), X PixMap (XBM), and X Bitmap (XPM) etc. None of these serializers require an external lib. Further, it provides several high level functions to create QR Codes which encode contact data (vCard, MeCard), EPC QR Codes, or WIFI QR Codes.

There are three methods to install python3-segno 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 python3-segno Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-segno using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-segno

Install python3-segno Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-segno using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-segno

Install python3-segno 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 python3-segno using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-segno

How To Uninstall python3-segno on Debian 11

To uninstall only the python3-segno package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-segno

Uninstall python3-segno And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-segno and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-segno

Remove python3-segno Configurations and Data

To remove python3-segno configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-segno

Remove python3-segno configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-segno configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-segno

Dependencies

python3-segno have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-segno package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.