How To Install libdmtx-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdmtx-dev
libdmtx-dev is:
Libdmtx is a library for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D barcodes, two-dimensional symbols that hold a dense pattern of data with built-in error correction.
This package contains the static libraries and C header files needed for development of applications with Libdmtx.
There are three methods to install libdmtx-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdmtx-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdmtx-dev
Install libdmtx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmtx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdmtx-dev
Install libdmtx-dev 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 libdmtx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdmtx-dev
How To Uninstall libdmtx-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdmtx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdmtx-dev
Uninstall libdmtx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdmtx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdmtx-dev
Remove libdmtx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdmtx-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdmtx-dev
Remove libdmtx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdmtx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdmtx-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
