How To Install python-qrcode on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qrcode on Debian 10.
What is python-qrcode
python-qrcode is:
This package provides a pure Python QR Code generator module. It uses the Python Imaging Library (PIL) to allow for the generation of QR Codes. In contrast to the python-qrencode module this module does not need an additional C library.
In addition this package provides a command line tool to generate QR codes and either write these QR codes to a file or do the output as ascii art at the console.
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-qrcode on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-qrcode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-qrcode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-qrcode
Install python-qrcode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-qrcode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-qrcode
Install python-qrcode 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 python-qrcode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-qrcode
How To Uninstall python-qrcode on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-qrcode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-qrcode
Uninstall python-qrcode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-qrcode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qrcode
Remove python-qrcode Configurations and Data
To remove python-qrcode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-qrcode
Remove python-qrcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-qrcode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qrcode
Dependencies
python-qrcode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qrcode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.