How To Install libhidapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
