How to Install and Uninstall libhidapi-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libhidapi-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libhidapi-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libhidapi-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libhidapi-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libhidapi-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libhidapi-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libhidapi-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libhidapi-dev
Source: hidapi
Version: 0.8.0~rc1+git20140818.d17db57+dfsg-2
Installed-Size: 86
Maintainer: Scott Talbert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libhidapi-libusb0 (= 0.8.0~rc1+git20140818.d17db57+dfsg-2), libhidapi-hidraw0 (= 0.8.0~rc1+git20140818.d17db57+dfsg-2)
Description: Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (development files)
Description-md5: c4262db76c6846ae58f28364dc7a188c
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.signal11.us/oss/hidapi/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hidapi/libhidapi-dev_0.8.0~rc1+git20140818.d17db57+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
Size: 23568
MD5sum: 817f6d6dc48d727d08cbf7318217af00
SHA256: 5175c3488fdc265e8050c91e08dbb3c57d72179e2a2d39eb0a23da3deb3dda25