How To Install libzxing2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxing2 on Debian 12.
What is libzxing2
libzxing2 is:
ZXing-C++ (“zebra crossing”) is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library implemented in C++.
It was originally ported from the Java ZXing library but has been developed further and now includes many improvements in terms of quality and performance. It can both read and write barcodes in a number of formats: QR Code, DataMatrix, Aztec, PDF417, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, DataBar/RSS, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, ITF.
This package provides library files for zxing-cpp library.
There are three methods to install libzxing2 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 libzxing2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzxing2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzxing2
Install libzxing2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzxing2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzxing2
Install libzxing2 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 libzxing2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzxing2
How To Uninstall libzxing2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libzxing2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzxing2
Uninstall libzxing2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzxing2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzxing2
Remove libzxing2 Configurations and Data
To remove libzxing2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzxing2
Remove libzxing2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzxing2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzxing2
Dependencies
libzxing2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxing2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
