How To Install libqzxing-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqzxing-dev on Debian 12.
What is libqzxing-dev
libqzxing-dev is:
Qt wrapper for the ZXing 1D/2D barcode image decoder.
Supports barcode decoding for the following types:
UPC-A
UPC-E
EAN-8
EAN-13
ITF
Code 39
Code 93
Code 128 (GS1)
Codabar
QR Code
Data Matrix
Aztec (beta)
PDF 417
Supports barcode encoding for the following types:
QR Code
This package contains the development header files of the QZXing shared library.
There are three methods to install libqzxing-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 libqzxing-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 libqzxing-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqzxing-dev
Install libqzxing-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqzxing-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqzxing-dev
Install libqzxing-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 libqzxing-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqzxing-dev
How To Uninstall libqzxing-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libqzxing-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqzxing-dev
Uninstall libqzxing-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqzxing-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqzxing-dev
Remove libqzxing-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqzxing-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqzxing-dev
Remove libqzxing-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqzxing-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqzxing-dev
Dependencies
libqzxing-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqzxing-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
