How To Install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
libbarcode-datamatrix-perl is:
Barcode::DataMatrix generates data for Data Matrix barcodes. It is primarily useful as a data source for barcode modules that do rendering, such as HTML::Barcode::DataMatrix or Barcode::DataMatrix::PNG
There are three methods to install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
Install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
Install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
How To Uninstall libbarcode-datamatrix-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbarcode-datamatrix-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
Uninstall libbarcode-datamatrix-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbarcode-datamatrix-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
Remove libbarcode-datamatrix-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libbarcode-datamatrix-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
Remove libbarcode-datamatrix-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbarcode-datamatrix-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbarcode-datamatrix-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbarcode-datamatrix-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
