How To Install libgusb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgusb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgusb-dev is GLib wrapper around libusb1 - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgusb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgusb-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.