How To Install zxing-cpp-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zxing-cpp-tools on Debian 12.
What is zxing-cpp-tools
zxing-cpp-tools is:
ZXing-C++ (“zebra crossing”) is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library implemented in C++.
It was originally ported from the Java ZXing library but has been developed further and now includes many improvements in terms of quality and performance. It can both read and write barcodes in a number of formats: QR Code, DataMatrix, Aztec, PDF417, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, DataBar/RSS, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, ITF.
This package provides various example utilities written with zxing-cpp library.
There are three methods to install zxing-cpp-tools 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 zxing-cpp-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zxing-cpp-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zxing-cpp-tools
Install zxing-cpp-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zxing-cpp-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zxing-cpp-tools
Install zxing-cpp-tools 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 zxing-cpp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zxing-cpp-tools
How To Uninstall zxing-cpp-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the zxing-cpp-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zxing-cpp-tools
Uninstall zxing-cpp-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zxing-cpp-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zxing-cpp-tools
Remove zxing-cpp-tools Configurations and Data
To remove zxing-cpp-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zxing-cpp-tools
Remove zxing-cpp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zxing-cpp-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zxing-cpp-tools
Dependencies
zxing-cpp-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zxing-cpp-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
