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

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "zbar-tools" package

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


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall zbar-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: zbar-tools
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Architecture: amd64
Source: zbar
Version: 0.10+doc-10ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagickwand-6.q16-2 (>= 8:6.8.8.2), libzbar0 (= 0.10+doc-10ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/z/zbar/zbar-tools_0.10+doc-10ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 21656
MD5sum: 00e34944f5f3f4e5dc928b91e2040b07
SHA1: f5de3b74188d15e5ad12ca50497d7d8f45cfaf86
SHA256: 5819662b9b24d9a6245ca8936bc7d7bff8fbf7312cc3b55eb78cf01b854d0f5d
Description-en: 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: 8e41f5add98e864ad22f46f0ee8e8b50
Homepage: http://zbar.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu