How To Install qrencode on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrencode in Fedora 36. qrencode is Generate QR 2D barcodes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrencode on Fedora 36.

What is `qrencode`

Qrencode is a utility software using libqrencode to encode string data in a QR Code and save as a PNG image.

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

Install qrencode 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 qrencode using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qrencode

Install qrencode 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 qrencode using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qrencode

How To Uninstall qrencode on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove qrencode

qrencode Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/qrencode
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/3c5be34731bc355c1cfa08e75a643060353032
/usr/share/man/man1/qrencode.1.gz

References

qrencode website

Summary

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