How To Install qrterminal on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qrterminal on Debian 12.
What is qrterminal
qrterminal is:
A golang library for generating QR codes in the terminal.
Originally this was a port of the NodeJS version. Recently it’s been updated to allow for smaller code generation using ASCII ‘half blocks’
This package contains the command line program qrterminal.
There are three methods to install qrterminal on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qrterminal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qrterminal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qrterminal
Install qrterminal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qrterminal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qrterminal
Install qrterminal 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 qrterminal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qrterminal
How To Uninstall qrterminal on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qrterminal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qrterminal
Uninstall qrterminal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qrterminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qrterminal
Remove qrterminal Configurations and Data
To remove qrterminal configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qrterminal
Remove qrterminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qrterminal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qrterminal
Dependencies
qrterminal have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qrterminal package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
