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How To Create QR Codes in Ubuntu or Linux Mint

The document provides a guide on creating QR codes in Ubuntu or Linux Mint using the QR Code Creator software. Users can generate QR codes as .png images through a terminal command or a user-friendly interface by inputting text or URLs. The guide includes examples of command line usage to customize the QR code's size and content.

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How To Create QR Codes in Ubuntu or Linux Mint

The document provides a guide on creating QR codes in Ubuntu or Linux Mint using the QR Code Creator software. Users can generate QR codes as .png images through a terminal command or a user-friendly interface by inputting text or URLs. The guide includes examples of command line usage to customize the QR code's size and content.

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How To Create QR Codes In Ubuntu Or


Linux Mint | LinuxAndUbuntu
Sohail

~2 minutos

QR stands for ‘Quick Response’ are the types of hyperlinks that can
be physically distributed and users can easily access the URL/text
that is behind that QR Code. The QR code can encode up to 4,296
characters. QR codes can easily be created as a .png image on
Linux machines with the program called QR Code Creator.

Posters, catalogs, magazines, business cards, and even television


screens display the small squares, offering additional information or
URLs for microsites.

The information encoded in the QR Codes can easily be accessed


from the smartphones with the available free apps.

How to Create QR Codes in Linux?

In Ubuntu/Linux Mint, QR Codes can easily be created as a .png


image file. Install QR Code Encoder into PNG from software center.

After you have installed QR Code encoder, You can create QR

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Code from the terminal command line or you can also create with
easy to interact user interface. For user interface install the .deb file
@ launchpad.net/qr-code-creator/

Simply input the text/url and Pixel Size to create the QR Code.

Creating QR Code from the Command line using the following


format –

qrencode -o [filename.png] ‘[text/url/information


to encode]’

• For example, Create a QR code image file that has URL encoded
‘www.linuxandubuntu.com’.

$ qrencode -o linuxandubuntu.png
'https://www.linuxandubuntu.com'

• You can also play with size. Increase pixel to increase size or vice-
versa.

$ qrencode -o linuxandubuntu.png -s 6
'https://www.linuxandubuntu.com'

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