How To Install python3-zxing-cpp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zxing-cpp on Debian 12.
What is python3-zxing-cpp
python3-zxing-cpp 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 python3 binding for zxing-cpp library.
There are three methods to install python3-zxing-cpp 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 python3-zxing-cpp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-zxing-cpp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-zxing-cpp
Install python3-zxing-cpp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-zxing-cpp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-zxing-cpp
Install python3-zxing-cpp 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 python3-zxing-cpp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-zxing-cpp
How To Uninstall python3-zxing-cpp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-zxing-cpp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-zxing-cpp
Uninstall python3-zxing-cpp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-zxing-cpp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-zxing-cpp
Remove python3-zxing-cpp Configurations and Data
To remove python3-zxing-cpp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-zxing-cpp
Remove python3-zxing-cpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-zxing-cpp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-zxing-cpp
Dependencies
python3-zxing-cpp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zxing-cpp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
