How To Install libbarcode-zbar-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbarcode-zbar-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libbarcode-zbar-perl

libbarcode-zbar-perl is:

ZBar is a library for scanning and decoding bar codes from various sources such as video streams, image files or raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.

This package contains the Perl bindings and the Barcode::Zbar module.

There are three methods to install libbarcode-zbar-perl on Kali Linux. 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-zbar-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-zbar-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbarcode-zbar-perl

Install libbarcode-zbar-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbarcode-zbar-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbarcode-zbar-perl

Install libbarcode-zbar-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libbarcode-zbar-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbarcode-zbar-perl

How To Uninstall libbarcode-zbar-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbarcode-zbar-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbarcode-zbar-perl

Uninstall libbarcode-zbar-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbarcode-zbar-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbarcode-zbar-perl

Remove libbarcode-zbar-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libbarcode-zbar-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbarcode-zbar-perl

Remove libbarcode-zbar-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbarcode-zbar-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbarcode-zbar-perl

Dependencies

libbarcode-zbar-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.1
• libc6
• libzbar0

References

• libbarcode-zbar-perl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbarcode-zbar-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.