How To Install libqrencode-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqrencode-dev on Debian 11. libqrencode-dev is QR Code encoding library – development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqrencode-dev on Debian 11.

What is libqrencode-dev

libqrencode-dev is:

Libqrencode is a library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol, a kind of 2D symbology that can be scanned by handy terminals such as a mobile phone with CCD. The capacity of QR Code is up to 7000 digits or 4000 characters, and has high robustness.

Libqrencode supports QR Code model 2, described in JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) X0510:2004 or ISO/IEC 18004.

This package contains development files (a header, pkg-config settings, etc.)

There are three methods to install libqrencode-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqrencode-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 libqrencode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqrencode-dev

Install libqrencode-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqrencode-dev

Install libqrencode-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 libqrencode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqrencode-dev

How To Uninstall libqrencode-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libqrencode-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqrencode-dev

Uninstall libqrencode-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqrencode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqrencode-dev

Remove libqrencode-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libqrencode-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqrencode-dev

Remove libqrencode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqrencode-dev

Dependencies

libqrencode-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqrencode-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.