How to Install and Uninstall zbar-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the zbar-tools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "zbar-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install zbar-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                zbar-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "zbar-tools" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall zbar-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zbar-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: zbar-tools
Source: zbar
Version: 0.23.92-7+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 96
Maintainer: Boyuan Yang
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libzbar0 (= 0.23.92-7+deb12u1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libmagickwand-6.q16-6 (>= 8:6.9.10.2)
Suggests: zbarcam-gtk, zbarcam-qt
Description: QR code / bar code scanner and decoder (utilities)
Description-md5: 959b1192a3ec318c05f75aac21a76707
Homepage: https://github.com/mchehab/zbar
Tag: hardware::camera, hardware::scanner, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::converting,
use::scanning, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster,
works-with::text
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/z/zbar/zbar-tools_0.23.92-7+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 36068
MD5sum: 4a74a7812e1f5638f51b9cbfa4e8b34a
SHA256: 6bd3fcd8530e1f4acfc7ce80eed14cdfcabeb527a6b8fd59eee52a24645e1159