How To Install libusbip-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbip-dev on Debian 9. libusbip-dev is USB device sharing system over IP network (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbip-dev on Debian 9.

What is libusbip-dev

libusbip-dev is:

USB/IP is a system for sharing USB devices over the network.

This package provides headers for the libusbip library and the library itself for static linking.

There are three methods to install libusbip-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libusbip-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 libusbip-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libusbip-dev

Install libusbip-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libusbip-dev

Install libusbip-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 libusbip-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libusbip-dev

How To Uninstall libusbip-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libusbip-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libusbip-dev

Uninstall libusbip-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libusbip-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbip-dev

Remove libusbip-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libusbip-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libusbip-dev

Remove libusbip-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusbip-dev

Dependencies

libusbip-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbip-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.