How To Install libiec16022-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiec16022-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libiec16022-0 is Library to generate 2d ISO/IEC 16022 barcodes (data matrix/semacode)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiec16022-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libiec16022-0

libiec16022-0 is:

The library generates a 2d datamatrix/semacode barcode from a parameter or from a file and produces output in various formats (png, eps, ascii-art).

http://www.semapedia.org/ for example uses semacode tags to create real-world “links” to wikipedia articles.

There are three methods to install libiec16022-0 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 libiec16022-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libiec16022-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libiec16022-0

Install libiec16022-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libiec16022-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libiec16022-0

Install libiec16022-0 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 libiec16022-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libiec16022-0

How To Uninstall libiec16022-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libiec16022-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libiec16022-0

Uninstall libiec16022-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libiec16022-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiec16022-0

Remove libiec16022-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libiec16022-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libiec16022-0

Remove libiec16022-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libiec16022-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiec16022-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiec16022-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.