How To Install libbmusb5 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb5 on Debian 10.
What is libbmusb5
libbmusb5 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 libbmusb5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbmusb5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbmusb5
Install libbmusb5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbmusb5
Install libbmusb5 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 libbmusb5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbmusb5
How To Uninstall libbmusb5 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbmusb5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbmusb5
Uninstall libbmusb5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbmusb5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbmusb5
Remove libbmusb5 Configurations and Data
To remove libbmusb5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbmusb5
Remove libbmusb5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbmusb5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbmusb5
Dependencies
libbmusb5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
