How To Install libusbprog0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbprog0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libusbprog0v5
libusbprog0v5 is:
A programming tool needed to replace the firmware on the USBprog hardware. It can automatically retrieve a list of available firmwares from the Internet, download one of them and upload it to the USBprog adapter.
USBprog is a free programming adapter. You can easily install different firmware versions from an “online pool” over USB. The adapter can be used for programming and debugging AVR and ARM processors, as USB-to-RS232 converter, as JTAG interface or as simple I/O interface (5 lines).
This package contains the libusbprog shared library.
There are three methods to install libusbprog0v5 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 libusbprog0v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libusbprog0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libusbprog0v5
Install libusbprog0v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libusbprog0v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libusbprog0v5
Install libusbprog0v5 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 libusbprog0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusbprog0v5
How To Uninstall libusbprog0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libusbprog0v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libusbprog0v5
Uninstall libusbprog0v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libusbprog0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbprog0v5
Remove libusbprog0v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libusbprog0v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libusbprog0v5
Remove libusbprog0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libusbprog0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusbprog0v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbprog0v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
