Usbutils

Download Source:	http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linux-usb/usbutils-006.tar.gz

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Introduction to Usbutils

The usbutils package contains a utility used to display information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them.

Dependencies

Required

• libusb

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

sed -i 's|DEST=|&/usr/share/|' update-usbids.sh &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
install -v -m755 update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids

Command Explanations

sed -i '...' update-usbids.sh: This command modifies the download script so that it will replace the existing file in /usr/share instead of the one in the current directory.

Multilib

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.

32Bit

Compile the package:

sed -i 's|DEST=|&/usr/share/|' update-usbids.sh &&
CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
install -v -m755 update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids

N32

Compile the package:

sed -i 's|DEST=|&/usr/share/|' update-usbids.sh &&
CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
install -v -m755 update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids

64Bit

Compile the package:

sed -i 's|DEST=|&/usr/share/|' update-usbids.sh &&
CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
install -v -m755 update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids

Contents

Installed Programs:	lsusb and update-usbids
Installed Libraries:	None
Installed Directories:	None

Short Descriptions

lsusb	is a utility for displaying information about all USB buses in the system and all devices connected to them.
update-usbids	downloads the current version of the USB ID list. Requires Wget or Lynx.