How To Install libqzxing3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libqzxing3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libqzxing3 is QZXing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqzxing3 on Debian 12.

What is libqzxing3

libqzxing3 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 shared library files.

There are three methods to install libqzxing3 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 libqzxing3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqzxing3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqzxing3

Install libqzxing3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqzxing3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqzxing3

Install libqzxing3 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 libqzxing3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqzxing3

How To Uninstall libqzxing3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libqzxing3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqzxing3

Uninstall libqzxing3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqzxing3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqzxing3

Remove libqzxing3 Configurations and Data

To remove libqzxing3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqzxing3

Remove libqzxing3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqzxing3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqzxing3

Dependencies

libqzxing3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqzxing3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.