How To Install libusb-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libusb-java
libusb-java is:
This Java library wraps the C library libusb (0.1). It is designed to support user level applications to access USB devices regardless of the operating system.
There are three methods to install libusb-java 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 libusb-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libusb-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libusb-java
Install libusb-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libusb-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libusb-java
Install libusb-java 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 libusb-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusb-java
How To Uninstall libusb-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libusb-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libusb-java
Uninstall libusb-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libusb-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusb-java
Remove libusb-java Configurations and Data
To remove libusb-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libusb-java
Remove libusb-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libusb-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusb-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
