How To Install libhidapi-hidraw0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-hidraw0
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhidapi-hidraw0
libhidapi-hidraw0 is:
HIDAPI is a multi-platform library enabling applications to easily interface with Bluetooth and USB HID-class devices.
This package contains the hidraw-based implementation of HIDAPI.
There are three methods to install libhidapi-hidraw0
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-hidraw0 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-hidraw0
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhidapi-hidraw0
Install libhidapi-hidraw0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-hidraw0
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhidapi-hidraw0
Install libhidapi-hidraw0 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-hidraw0
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhidapi-hidraw0
How To Uninstall libhidapi-hidraw0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhidapi-hidraw0
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhidapi-hidraw0
Uninstall libhidapi-hidraw0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhidapi-hidraw0
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhidapi-hidraw0
Remove libhidapi-hidraw0 Configurations and Data
To remove libhidapi-hidraw0
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhidapi-hidraw0
Remove libhidapi-hidraw0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhidapi-hidraw0
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhidapi-hidraw0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-hidraw0
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.