How To Install libusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libusb-dev
libusb-dev is:
Library for programming USB applications without the knowledge of Linux kernel internals.
This package contains what you need for compiling sources that use this library in your own code.
There are three methods to install libusb-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 libusb-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 libusb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libusb-dev
Install libusb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libusb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libusb-dev
Install libusb-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 libusb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusb-dev
How To Uninstall libusb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libusb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libusb-dev
Uninstall libusb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libusb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusb-dev
Remove libusb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libusb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libusb-dev
Remove libusb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libusb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusb-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
