How To Install libusbgx2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libusbgx2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libusbgx2 is C library encapsulating the kernel USB gadget-configfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbgx2 on Debian 12.

What is libusbgx2

libusbgx2 is:

It provides routines for creating and parsing USB gadget devices using the configfs API. Currently, all USB gadget configfs functions that can be enabled in kernel release 3.11 (Linux for Workgroups!) are supported.

There are three methods to install libusbgx2 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 libusbgx2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libusbgx2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libusbgx2

Install libusbgx2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libusbgx2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libusbgx2

Install libusbgx2 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 libusbgx2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libusbgx2

How To Uninstall libusbgx2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libusbgx2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libusbgx2

Uninstall libusbgx2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libusbgx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbgx2

Remove libusbgx2 Configurations and Data

To remove libusbgx2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libusbgx2

Remove libusbgx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libusbgx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusbgx2

Dependencies

libusbgx2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbgx2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.