How To Install libopenusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenusb-dev
libopenusb-dev is:
The Open USB library provides a platform independent API to USB, including synchronous and asynchronous transfers and thread safety.
This package contains development headers and the static library.
There are three methods to install libopenusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenusb-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 libopenusb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenusb-dev
Install libopenusb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenusb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenusb-dev
Install libopenusb-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenusb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenusb-dev
How To Uninstall libopenusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenusb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenusb-dev
Uninstall libopenusb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenusb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenusb-dev
Remove libopenusb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenusb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenusb-dev
Remove libopenusb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenusb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenusb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenusb-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
