How to Install and Uninstall zbar-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "zbar-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install zbar-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall zbar-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: zbar-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.23.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Source: zbar
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gürkan Myczko
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: libzbar0 (= 0.23.1-1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagickwand-6.q16-6 (>= 8:6.9.10.2)
Suggests: zbarcam-qt, zbarcam-gtk
Filename: pool/universe/z/zbar/zbar-tools_0.23.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 19892
MD5sum: c89230258053e50141dc4e03ae647531
SHA1: 22c238792f625ef658aca2babce2340f1bf6cc70
SHA256: cc701c1e13b8f277f6defa3b6b3f71cc2c2a25d19ed981a2d8c706a6d5048548
SHA512: 6a5e93696da3cff51de63348dab6a9e6bcff924512d2634b5e3580fc3c70243d822be16398896df8e0ff677dedd9d5560c22b2e080faf605c0a4f66a37d7e11f
Homepage: https://github.com/mchehab/zbar
Description-en: 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: 959b1192a3ec318c05f75aac21a76707