How To Install dmtx-utils on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmtx-utils in Fedora 36. dmtx-utils is Tools for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmtx-utils on Fedora 36.

What is `dmtx-utils`

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.

We can use yum or dnf to install dmtx-utils on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dmtx-utils.

Install dmtx-utils on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install dmtx-utils

Install dmtx-utils on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dmtx-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dmtx-utils

How To Uninstall dmtx-utils on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the dmtx-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dmtx-utils

dmtx-utils Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/dmtxquery
/usr/bin/dmtxread
/usr/bin/dmtxwrite
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/d3b079b7fc0707b8deda7a1758d6d3657e6003
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/2257a491fbfae0fe13d4dd0b690956f2e8631f
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/a3b6f3faf2accdf3bdbc2ec20df744963928c7
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils/KNOWNBUG
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils/README
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils/README.linux
/usr/share/doc/dmtx-utils/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/dmtx-utils
/usr/share/licenses/dmtx-utils/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/dmtx-utils/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/share/man/man1/dmtxquery.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/dmtxread.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/dmtxwrite.1.gz

References

dmtx-utils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmtx-utils on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).