How To Install libbmusb2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb2 on Debian 9.
What is libbmusb2
libbmusb2 is:
bmusb is a userspace driver for Blackmagic’s USB3 series of video capture and playback cards (although only the capture part is currently supported), in particular the Intensity Shuttle (HDMI) and UltraStudio SDI cards. These are not currently served by Blackmagic’s own Linux drivers.
bmusb is not API- or ABI-compatible with Blackmagic’s drivers.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libbmusb2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbmusb2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbmusb2
Install libbmusb2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbmusb2
Install libbmusb2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbmusb2
How To Uninstall libbmusb2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libbmusb2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbmusb2
Uninstall libbmusb2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbmusb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbmusb2
Remove libbmusb2 Configurations and Data
To remove libbmusb2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbmusb2
Remove libbmusb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbmusb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbmusb2
Dependencies
libbmusb2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
