How To Install libopenusb-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenusb-dev on Debian 9. libopenusb-dev is alternative userspace USB programming library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenusb-dev on Debian 9.

What is libopenusb-dev

libopenusb-dev is:

The Open USB library provides a platform independent API to USB, including synchronous and asynchronous transfers and thread safety.

This package contains development headers and the static library.

There are three methods to install libopenusb-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenusb-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 libopenusb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenusb-dev

Install libopenusb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopenusb-dev

Install libopenusb-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 libopenusb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenusb-dev

How To Uninstall libopenusb-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libopenusb-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenusb-dev

Uninstall libopenusb-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenusb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenusb-dev

Remove libopenusb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libopenusb-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenusb-dev

Remove libopenusb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenusb-dev

Dependencies

libopenusb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenusb-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.