How to Install and Uninstall barcode Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "barcode" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install barcode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                barcode
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "barcode" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall barcode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                barcode
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the barcode package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: barcode
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 242
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matti Pöllä
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.98+debian-9.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpaper1, install-info
Filename: pool/universe/b/barcode/barcode_0.98+debian-9.1_amd64.deb
Size: 52180
MD5sum: 21b2a75a85b267b348b1b830d631aaa7
SHA1: b16455bc40faa8275775f6a03041b9d220863e12
SHA256: f105cecd52a6e6058779d92132e95e6367747b09855ed9d393dcd125841bbb7b
Description-en: Utility and library for barcode generation
GNU-barcode can create printouts for the conventional product-tagging
standards: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN, and several others. Output is
generated as either Postscript, Encapsulated Postscript, or PCL.
Description-md5: 9b4b795f30f559bea73b689846949680
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/barcode/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu