barcode software package provides Utility and library for barcode generation, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install barcode
barcode is installed in your system.
Make ensure the barcode package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep barcode *
You will get with barcode package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Graphics |
| Package | barcode |
| Version | 0.98+debian-9 |
| Description | Utility and library for barcode generation |
| Sub Section | Graphics |