How To Install python-qrtools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qrtools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-qrtools
python-qrtools is:
This package provides high level APIs for reading and creating QR codes with minimal effort on Python. This library uses zbar barcode library.
There are three methods to install python-qrtools 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-qrtools 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-qrtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-qrtools
Install python-qrtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-qrtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-qrtools
Install python-qrtools 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-qrtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-qrtools
How To Uninstall python-qrtools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-qrtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-qrtools
Uninstall python-qrtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-qrtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qrtools
Remove python-qrtools Configurations and Data
To remove python-qrtools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-qrtools
Remove python-qrtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-qrtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qrtools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qrtools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
