How To Install libhidapi-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev on Debian 9. libhidapi-dev is Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev on Debian 9.

What is libhidapi-dev

libhidapi-dev is:

HIDAPI is a multi-platform library enabling applications to easily interface with Bluetooth and USB HID-class devices.

This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use HIDAPI.

There are three methods to install libhidapi-dev 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 libhidapi-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhidapi-dev

Install libhidapi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhidapi-dev

Install libhidapi-dev 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 libhidapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhidapi-dev

How To Uninstall libhidapi-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhidapi-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhidapi-dev

Uninstall libhidapi-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhidapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhidapi-dev

Remove libhidapi-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libhidapi-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhidapi-dev

Remove libhidapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhidapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhidapi-dev

Dependencies

libhidapi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.