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!Download Source:
 
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=== Command Explanations ===
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'''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.
  
 
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= Contents =
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! Installed Programs:
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| lsusb and update-usbids
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! Installed Libraries:
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| None
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=== Short Descriptions ===
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! lsusb
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| is a utility for displaying information about all USB buses in the system and all devices connected to them.
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! update-usbids
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| downloads the current version of the USB ID list. Requires [[Wget]] or [[Lynx]].
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Revision as of 03:09, 17 December 2006

Download Source: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linux-usb/usbutils-0.72.tar.gz

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

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.