How To Install iec16022 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install iec16022 on Debian 11. iec16022 is Generates 2d ISO/IEC 16022 barcodes (data matrix/semacode)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iec16022 on Debian 11.

What is iec16022

iec16022 is:

The program generates a 2d datamatrix/semacode barcode from a parameter or from a file and produces output in various formats (png, eps, ascii-art).

http://www.semapedia.org/ for example uses semacode tags to create real-world “links” to wikipedia articles.

There are three methods to install iec16022 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 iec16022 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install iec16022 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iec16022

Install iec16022 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install iec16022 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install iec16022

Install iec16022 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 iec16022 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iec16022

How To Uninstall iec16022 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the iec16022 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iec16022

Uninstall iec16022 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iec16022 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iec16022

Remove iec16022 Configurations and Data

To remove iec16022 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iec16022

Remove iec16022 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove iec16022 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iec16022

Dependencies

iec16022 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iec16022 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.