How To Install libzint-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzint-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libzint-dev
libzint-dev is:
Zint is a barcode encoding and image generating library. It currently features support for over 50 symbologies including Australian Post 4-state codes (redirect, reply-paid, routing, standard customer), Aztec Code (ISO 24778), Aztec Runes, Channel code, Codabar, Code 11, Code 128 (ISO 15417), Code 16k, Code 2 of 5 (Data Logic, IATA, Industrial, Interleaved, Matrix), Code 32 (Italian Pharmacode), Code 39 (ISO 16388), Code 39 Extended, Code 49, Code 93, Code One, Databar (Expanded, Expanded Stacked, Limited, Stacked Omnidirectional), Data Matrix (ISO 16022), Deutsche Post (Identicode, Leitcode), Dutch Post KIX, EAN-14, European Article Number (EAN), Facing Identification Mark (FIM), Flattermarken, Grid Matrix, ITF-14, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), Japanese Postal Barcode, Korean Postal Barcode, LOGMARS, Maxicode (ISO 16023), MicroPDF417 (ISO 24728), Micro QR Code, MSI Plessey, NVE-18, PDF417 (ISO 15438), Pharmacode (2-track, Zentralnummer (PZN)), PLANET, Postnet, QR Code (ISO 18004), Royal Mail 4-state Barcode, Telepen, Telepen Numeric, UK Plessey, Universal Product Code (UPC-A, UPC-E), USPS Intelligent Mail as well as HIBC.
Also included are Unicode translation for symbologies which support Latin-1 and Kanji character sets, full GS1 data support including verification and automated insertion of FNC1 characters and support for encoding binary data including NULL (ASCII 0) characters.
This package contains development files for the Zint barcode encoding library and for the Qt wrapper over the Zint library.
There are three methods to install libzint-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libzint-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzint-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzint-devInstall libzint-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzint-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzint-devInstall libzint-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzint-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzint-devHow To Uninstall libzint-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libzint-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzint-devUninstall libzint-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzint-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzint-devRemove libzint-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzint-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzint-devRemove libzint-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzint-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzint-devDependencies
libzint-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzint-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
