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