How to make a link QR code using qrtool
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Backstory
I started using QR code scanning tools on Linux Mint 21.3 and found a utility Qtqr - QR Tools - Launchpad. However, Qtqr is no longer supported or developed since 2023. So when trying other operating systems like NixOS. I found there was very slim pickings for generating QR tools in a basic gui like the one Qtqr provided, which was usable but looked like it was from the Windows 98 era.
Solution qrtool
Finding an alternative was in order. So I found this terminal program called qrtool, this seems to get the job done without too much complexity to handle the use case I do most often, and that is generating a QR code from a website URL.
Example that worked for generating a QR code in png format for a provided URL.
qrtool encode "https://brieckspro.com" --output BriecksProURLQrCode.png
The QR code png as follows:
