How To Install zbarcam-gtk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-gtk on Kali Linux. zbarcam-gtk is QR code / bar code scanner and decoder (Gtk camera tool)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-gtk on Kali Linux.

What is zbarcam-gtk

zbarcam-gtk is:

ZBar is a library for scanning and decoding bar codes from various sources such as video streams, image files or raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.

This package contains the Gtk-based camara frontend tool.

There are three methods to install zbarcam-gtk on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zbarcam-gtk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zbarcam-gtk

Install zbarcam-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zbarcam-gtk

Install zbarcam-gtk Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zbarcam-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zbarcam-gtk

How To Uninstall zbarcam-gtk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zbarcam-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zbarcam-gtk

Uninstall zbarcam-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zbarcam-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zbarcam-gtk

Remove zbarcam-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove zbarcam-gtk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zbarcam-gtk

Remove zbarcam-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zbarcam-gtk

Dependencies

zbarcam-gtk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-gtk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.