How To Install libgusb-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgusb-dev on Debian 11.
What is libgusb-dev
libgusb-dev is:
GUsb is a GObject wrapper for libusb1 that makes it easy to do asynchronous control, bulk and interrupt transfers with proper cancellation and integration into a mainloop.
This package contains header files needed for compiling programs with GUsb and the gusbcmd debugging utility.
There are three methods to install libgusb-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgusb-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 libgusb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgusb-dev
Install libgusb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgusb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgusb-dev
Install libgusb-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 libgusb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgusb-dev
How To Uninstall libgusb-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgusb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgusb-dev
Uninstall libgusb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgusb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgusb-dev
Remove libgusb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgusb-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgusb-dev
Remove libgusb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgusb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgusb-dev
Dependencies
libgusb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgusb-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.