How To Install libbmusb-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb-dev on Debian 9. libbmusb-dev is userspace driver for Blackmagic USB3 video capture cards

Introduction

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

What is libbmusb-dev

libbmusb-dev 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 development files and static library.

There are three methods to install libbmusb-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 libbmusb-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 libbmusb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbmusb-dev

Install libbmusb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbmusb-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbmusb-dev

How To Uninstall libbmusb-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libbmusb-dev

Uninstall libbmusb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbmusb-dev

Remove libbmusb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbmusb-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbmusb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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