How To Install libzbargtk0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzbargtk0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzbargtk0
libzbargtk0 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 GTK+ bindings.
There are three methods to install libzbargtk0 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 libzbargtk0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzbargtk0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzbargtk0
Install libzbargtk0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzbargtk0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzbargtk0
Install libzbargtk0 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 libzbargtk0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzbargtk0
How To Uninstall libzbargtk0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzbargtk0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzbargtk0
Uninstall libzbargtk0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzbargtk0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzbargtk0
Remove libzbargtk0 Configurations and Data
To remove libzbargtk0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzbargtk0
Remove libzbargtk0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzbargtk0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzbargtk0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzbargtk0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
