How To Install libusb-static on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb-static on CentOS 7.

What is libusb-static

This package contains static libraries needed to develop applications that use libusb-0.1. However new applications should use libusb-1.0 library instead of this one. This package contains static libraries needed to develop applications that use libusb-0.1. However new applications should use libusb-1.0 library instead of this one.

We can use yum or dnf to install libusb-static on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libusb-static.

Install libusb-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libusb-static

Install libusb-static on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install libusb-static

How To Uninstall libusb-static on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libusb-static

References

• libusb-static website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb-static on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.