How to Install and Uninstall python-zbar Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "python-zbar" package

This guide let you learn how to install python-zbar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python-zbar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-zbar
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Architecture: amd64
Source: zbar
Version: 0.10+doc-10ubuntu1
Replaces: python-zbarpygtk (<< 0.10+doc)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libzbar0 (= 0.10+doc-10ubuntu1), python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8)
Breaks: python-zbarpygtk (<< 0.10+doc)
Filename: pool/universe/z/zbar/python-zbar_0.10+doc-10ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 15478
MD5sum: 58db63883ca83d81597433af054dd57b
SHA1: cd72a23a07f16dfdeceb770a7e164c7f5f848ae8
SHA256: a94a57ac3a9fcffa9fe351920332fa5f24352388bc86ae697a32b670f7339c3b
Description-en: bar code scanner and decoder (Python bindings)
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 the Python bindings.
Description-md5: eb3255a1bc18c63128a25340bf39bf03
Homepage: http://zbar.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu