How To Install libzbargtk-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzbargtk-dev on Debian 12.
What is libzbargtk-dev
libzbargtk-dev is:
ZBar is a library for scanning and decoding bar codes from various sources such as video streams, image files or raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.
This package contains the development files for the GTK+ bindings.
There are three methods to install libzbargtk-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 libzbargtk-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 libzbargtk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzbargtk-dev
Install libzbargtk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzbargtk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzbargtk-dev
Install libzbargtk-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 libzbargtk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzbargtk-dev
How To Uninstall libzbargtk-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libzbargtk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzbargtk-dev
Uninstall libzbargtk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzbargtk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzbargtk-dev
Remove libzbargtk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzbargtk-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzbargtk-dev
Remove libzbargtk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzbargtk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzbargtk-dev
Dependencies
libzbargtk-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzbargtk-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
