How to Install and Uninstall libhidapi-dev Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libhidapi-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libhidapi-dev on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall libhidapi-dev on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libhidapi-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.11.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: hidapi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Scott Talbert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 99
Depends: libhidapi-libusb0 (= 0.11.2-1), libhidapi-hidraw0 (= 0.11.2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hidapi/libhidapi-dev_0.11.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 26008
MD5sum: 11cd3482fa0fa7840e29dbf815ee6043
SHA1: 0fc35dfb4fcf30c779c34c27e2b1baeee1eeb38c
SHA256: 89e598e3898ba1ec164739d0923517aefad8827007162f4cf16155eea1be03fe
SHA512: e8bb60926cf840c32d400d1346611534be988ea9e35f5e17db4499c6da2966a004ab772760f2a19be8a1e60421e39211e9c51cb4258ddd0b37b18d0ad659f6db
Homepage: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
Description: Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (development files)
Description-md5: c4262db76c6846ae58f28364dc7a188c