How To Install libusb on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb in AlmaLinux 8. libusb is A library which allows userspace access to USB devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libusb

This package provides a way for applications to access USB devices. Legacy libusb-0.1 is no longer supported by upstream, therefore content of this package was replaced by libusb-compat. It provides compatibility layer allowing applications written for libusb-0.1 to work with libusb-1.0.

We can use yum or dnf to install libusb on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libusb.

Install libusb on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libusb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libusb

Install libusb on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libusb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libusb

How To Uninstall libusb on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libusb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libusb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.