libusb
libusb is a library that provides applications with access for controlling data transfer to and from USB devices on Unix and non-Unix systems, without the need for kernel-mode drivers.
Initial release | 2007[1] |
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Stable release | 1.0.23[2]
/ August 28, 2019 |
Repository | github |
Written in | C |
Type |
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License | LGPL 2.1 |
Website | libusb |
Rationale
Because the Linux kernel is a monolithic type of kernel, device drivers are part of it.
Availability
libusb is currently available for Linux, the BSDs, Solaris, OS X, Windows, Android, and Haiku[5]. It is written in C.
Amongst other applications, the library is used by SANE, the Linux scanner project, in preference to the kernel scanner
module, which is restricted to Linux kernel 2.4.
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See also
- Linux API
- udev
- Video4Linux
References
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