How To Install zbar-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zbar-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zbar-dbg
zbar-dbg 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 debugging symbols and Python debug extensions.
There are three methods to install zbar-dbg 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 zbar-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zbar-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zbar-dbg
Install zbar-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zbar-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zbar-dbg
Install zbar-dbg 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 zbar-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zbar-dbg
How To Uninstall zbar-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zbar-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zbar-dbg
Uninstall zbar-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zbar-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zbar-dbg
Remove zbar-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove zbar-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zbar-dbg
Remove zbar-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zbar-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zbar-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zbar-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
