How To Install python-zbarpygtk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zbarpygtk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-zbarpygtk
python-zbarpygtk is:
ZBar is a library for scanning and decoding bar codes from various sources such as video streams, image files or raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.
This package contains the PyGTK bindings.
There are three methods to install python-zbarpygtk 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-zbarpygtk 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-zbarpygtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-zbarpygtk
Install python-zbarpygtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-zbarpygtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-zbarpygtk
Install python-zbarpygtk 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-zbarpygtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-zbarpygtk
How To Uninstall python-zbarpygtk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-zbarpygtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-zbarpygtk
Uninstall python-zbarpygtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-zbarpygtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zbarpygtk
Remove python-zbarpygtk Configurations and Data
To remove python-zbarpygtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-zbarpygtk
Remove python-zbarpygtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-zbarpygtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-zbarpygtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zbarpygtk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
