How To Install libbmusb6 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb6 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libbmusb6
libbmusb6 is:
bmusb is a userspace driver for Blackmagic’s USB3 series of video capture and playback cards (although only the capture part is currently supported), in particular the Intensity Shuttle (HDMI) and UltraStudio SDI cards. These are not currently served by Blackmagic’s own Linux drivers.
bmusb is not API- or ABI-compatible with Blackmagic’s drivers.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libbmusb6 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbmusb6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbmusb6
Install libbmusb6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbmusb6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbmusb6
Install libbmusb6 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 libbmusb6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbmusb6
How To Uninstall libbmusb6 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libbmusb6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbmusb6
Uninstall libbmusb6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbmusb6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbmusb6
Remove libbmusb6 Configurations and Data
To remove libbmusb6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbmusb6
Remove libbmusb6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbmusb6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbmusb6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbmusb6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
