Information about the package, zbar, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The zbar package is designed for, Bar code reader.
Package Name:
zbar
Summary:
Bar code reader
Description:
A layered barcode scanning and decoding library. Supports EAN, UPC, Code 128, Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5. Includes applications for decoding captured barcode images and using a video device (eg, webcam) as a barcode scanner.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.10
Release:
25.el6
Size:
143 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the zbar package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install zbar
This command will install zbar on the server.
yum remove zbar
This command will un-install zbar on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove zbar, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove zbar
This command will un-install zbar on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove zbar when using the -y flag.
yum update zbar
This command will update zbar to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove zbar, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update zbar
This command will update zbar to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove zbar when using the -y flag.
yum info zbar
This command will show you core information about the zbar package.
yum deplist zbar
This command will show you the dependencies for zbar. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update zbar
This command will check if there is an update waiting on zbar. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.