How to Install and Uninstall zbar-tools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "zbar-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install zbar-tools on Kali Linux


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall zbar-tools on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zbar-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zbar-tools package on Kali Linux

Package: zbar-tools
Source: zbar (0.23.93-1)
Version: 0.23.93-1+b1
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Boyuan Yang
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libzbar0 (= 0.23.93-1+b1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libmagickwand-6.q16-7 (>= 8:6.9.10.2)
Suggests: zbarcam-gtk, zbarcam-qt
Size: 37656
SHA256: bf20c3b8dcfc0dffa7f1bd905789562090f010d20cb387a25f6d0279d47b4b38
SHA1: b8f27014ab2f9a075ba905dcc45ba2d992bdc550
MD5sum: afcb6b4b48d9eae9eb06d586dfec849c
Description: QR code / bar code scanner and decoder (utilities)
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.
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This package contains basic applications for decoding captured bar code images
and using a video4linux device (e.g. webcam) as a bar code scanner.
Description-md5:
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_0.23.93-1+b1_amd64.deb