How To Install libusbguard-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbguard-dev on Debian 12.
What is libusbguard-dev
libusbguard-dev is:
The USBGuard software framework helps to protect your computer against rogue USB devices (a.k.a. BadUSB) by implementing basic allow- and blocklisting capabilities based on device attributes.
This package contains the development files for the shared library.
There are three methods to install libusbguard-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libusbguard-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 libusbguard-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libusbguard-dev
Install libusbguard-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libusbguard-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libusbguard-dev
Install libusbguard-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 libusbguard-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusbguard-dev
How To Uninstall libusbguard-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libusbguard-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libusbguard-dev
Uninstall libusbguard-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libusbguard-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbguard-dev
Remove libusbguard-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libusbguard-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libusbguard-dev
Remove libusbguard-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libusbguard-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusbguard-dev
Dependencies
libusbguard-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbguard-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
