How To Install libdmtx on Fedora 34

libdmtx is Library for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes Library for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx on Fedora 34.

What is `libdmtx`

libdmtx is open source software for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D bar-codes on Linux, Unix, OS X, Windows, and mobile devices. At its core libdmtx is a shared library, allowing C/C++ programs to use its capabilities without restrictions or overhead. The included utility programs, dmtxread and dmtxwrite, provide the official interface to libdmtx from the command line, and also serve as a good reference for programmers who wish to write their own programs that interact with libdmtx. All of the software in the libdmtx package is distributed under the LGPLv2 and can be used freely under these terms. libdmtx 0.7.5 7.fc34 x86_64 63 k libdmtx-0.7.5-7.fc34.src.rpm fedora Library for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes https BSD libdmtx is open source software for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D bar-codes on Linux, Unix, OS X, Windows, and mobile devices. At its core libdmtx is a shared library, allowing C/C++ programs to use its capabilities without restrictions or overhead. The included utility programs, dmtxread and dmtxwrite, provide the official interface to libdmtx from the command line, and also serve as a good reference for programmers who wish to write their own programs that interact with libdmtx. All of the software in the libdmtx package is distributed under the LGPLv2 and can be used freely under these terms.

We can use yum or dnf to install libdmtx on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdmtx.

Install libdmtx on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libdmtx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdmtx

Install libdmtx on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libdmtx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdmtx

How To Uninstall libdmtx on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libdmtx

libdmtx Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/14
/usr/lib/.build-id/14/a26c8003d5c33daf1ecef8d5d47cca65601379
/usr/lib64/libdmtx.so.0
/usr/lib64/libdmtx.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/KNOWNBUG
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/README
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/README.linux
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/libdmtx
/usr/share/licenses/libdmtx/LICENSE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/ab24b1fd5360e4998a960c220abf8a421be00a
/usr/lib/libdmtx.so.0
/usr/lib/libdmtx.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/KNOWNBUG
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/README
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/README.linux
/usr/share/doc/libdmtx/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/libdmtx
/usr/share/licenses/libdmtx/LICENSE

References

[libdmtx website](https://github.com/dmtx https://github.com/dmtx)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.