How to Install and Uninstall libhidapi-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libhidapi-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libhidapi-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libhidapi-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libhidapi-dev
Source: hidapi
Version: 0.10.1+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 95
Maintainer: Scott Talbert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libhidapi-libusb0 (= 0.10.1+dfsg-1), libhidapi-hidraw0 (= 0.10.1+dfsg-1)
Description: Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (development files)
Description-md5: c4262db76c6846ae58f28364dc7a188c
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hidapi/libhidapi-dev_0.10.1+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 26624
MD5sum: 1fb9aca8ef495714fa54b4c7f41cb2b4
SHA256: f9190797453b862ea08dfb2328cd7a746f80d5ad9676da18f17297740217ef4a