How to Install and Uninstall libhidapi-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libhidapi-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libhidapi-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libhidapi-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall libhidapi-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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