How To Install zbarcam-qt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-qt on Kali Linux. zbarcam-qt is QR code / bar code scanner and decoder (Qt camera tool)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-qt on Kali Linux.

What is zbarcam-qt

zbarcam-qt 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 Qt-based camara frontend tool.

There are three methods to install zbarcam-qt on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zbarcam-qt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install zbarcam-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zbarcam-qt

Install zbarcam-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zbarcam-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zbarcam-qt

Install zbarcam-qt Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zbarcam-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zbarcam-qt

How To Uninstall zbarcam-qt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zbarcam-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zbarcam-qt

Uninstall zbarcam-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zbarcam-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zbarcam-qt

Remove zbarcam-qt Configurations and Data

To remove zbarcam-qt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zbarcam-qt

Remove zbarcam-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zbarcam-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zbarcam-qt

Dependencies

zbarcam-qt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbarcam-qt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.