How to Install and Uninstall python-usb Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "python-usb" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python-usb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-usb
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-usb" package

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


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

Package: python-usb
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 239
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: all
Source: pyusb
Version: 1.0.0~b2-2
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libusb-1.0-0
Filename: pool/universe/p/pyusb/python-usb_1.0.0~b2-2_all.deb
Size: 34182
MD5sum: ca70950e0f59077adf4761a4a617cdff
SHA1: 76707ca6421da4746b55a3d473a4122e07addb4a
SHA256: 4fc5c60ff05f06804333923905c56e338447a357e392724b3179ed228618cd53
Description-en: USB interface for Python
This version of python-usb is written entirely in Python and uses
ctypes to interact with various USB libraries. Both libusb-0.1, libusb-1.0
and openusb are supported with various backends.
Description-md5: 3a4ef6df2bd76fabbe15cbba8322445c
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/pyusb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu