How to Install and Uninstall libusbhid-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 08,2025

1. Install "libusbhid-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libusbhid-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libusbhid-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libusbhid-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libusbhid-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libusbhid-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libusbhid-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libusbhid-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU/kFreeBSD Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: freebsd-libs
Version: 10.1~svn273304-1ubuntu1
Filename: pool/universe/f/freebsd-libs/libusbhid-common_10.1~svn273304-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 18446
MD5sum: 4d58e70b1aa4f9acbb8cc648e8e96e15
SHA1: 9df537c3c19cb9e66615dd5039480ca143a026cd
SHA256: 2c316f9a7f85198bd1f1954b8502f11e341a9f0bd90c686e30e219730152d91f
Description-en: Common files for the USB HID devices FreeBSD library
USB Human Interface Devices send and receive data layed out in a device
dependent way. The usbhid library contains routines to extract the report
descriptor which contains the data layout information and then use this
information.
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This package contains the common files which the library need.
Description-md5: 4b9a00599cfc19e051ec91c6758374a2
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu