How to Install and Uninstall zbar-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "zbar-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install zbar-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall zbar-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: zbar-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.23.90-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Source: zbar
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Boyuan Yang
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 92
Depends: libzbar0 (= 0.23.90-1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagickwand-6.q16-6 (>= 8:6.9.10.2)
Suggests: zbarcam-qt, zbarcam-gtk
Filename: pool/universe/z/zbar/zbar-tools_0.23.90-1_amd64.deb
Size: 21368
MD5sum: 83092e912cb2a9eb72765ad4a9c30f3a
SHA1: e782bdffb50af966e279a0a15758feb2d79b6b06
SHA256: ed5ca4682d6aefa7b7efb2c2e2c1c629cc2a48a4d796876f333134ceae630ea0
SHA512: 4568d5bc89cbfb1be623edbe20af5152b853cb1a49d7846b0551ee4e38ef6aed3a1536c8fc37aec2d093469f0c8439027892ac9dbaca61ad63d578b8e6bf7cd7
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