How To Install libhidapi-libusb0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-libusb0 on Kali Linux.

What is libhidapi-libusb0

libhidapi-libusb0 is:

HIDAPI is a multi-platform library enabling applications to easily interface with Bluetooth and USB HID-class devices.

This package contains the libusb-based implementation of HIDAPI.

There are three methods to install libhidapi-libusb0 on Kali Linux. 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-libusb0 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-libusb0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhidapi-libusb0

Install libhidapi-libusb0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-libusb0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhidapi-libusb0

Install libhidapi-libusb0 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-libusb0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhidapi-libusb0

How To Uninstall libhidapi-libusb0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhidapi-libusb0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhidapi-libusb0

Uninstall libhidapi-libusb0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhidapi-libusb0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhidapi-libusb0

Remove libhidapi-libusb0 Configurations and Data

To remove libhidapi-libusb0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhidapi-libusb0

Remove libhidapi-libusb0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhidapi-libusb0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhidapi-libusb0

Dependencies

libhidapi-libusb0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• libhidapi-libusb0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-libusb0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.