How To Install libusbgx-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbgx-dev on Debian 12.
What is libusbgx-dev
libusbgx-dev is:
It provides routines for creating and parsing USB gadget devices using the configfs API. Currently, all USB gadget configfs functions that can be enabled in kernel release 3.11 (Linux for Workgroups!) are supported.
This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using libpng.
There are three methods to install libusbgx-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libusbgx-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 libusbgx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libusbgx-dev
Install libusbgx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libusbgx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libusbgx-dev
Install libusbgx-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 libusbgx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusbgx-dev
How To Uninstall libusbgx-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libusbgx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libusbgx-dev
Uninstall libusbgx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libusbgx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbgx-dev
Remove libusbgx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libusbgx-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libusbgx-dev
Remove libusbgx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libusbgx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusbgx-dev
Dependencies
libusbgx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbgx-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
