How To Install libdmtx-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx-dev
on Debian 12.
What is libdmtx-dev
libdmtx-dev is:
Libdmtx is a library for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D barcodes, two-dimensional symbols that hold a dense pattern of data with built-in error correction.
This package contains the static libraries and C header files needed for development of applications with Libdmtx.
There are three methods to install libdmtx-dev
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdmtx-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdmtx-dev
Install libdmtx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdmtx-dev
Install libdmtx-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdmtx-dev
How To Uninstall libdmtx-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdmtx-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdmtx-dev
Uninstall libdmtx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdmtx-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdmtx-dev
Remove libdmtx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdmtx-dev
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdmtx-dev
Remove libdmtx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdmtx-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdmtx-dev
Dependencies
libdmtx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx-dev
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.