Install WinUSB in Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 14.10 Until Ubuntu 13.10, WinUSB was developed actively and it was available for installation via its official PPA. This PPA has not been updated for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr and 14.10 but the binaries are still there and works fine in newer version of Ubuntu and Linux Mint. This installs development support for the old version of libusb, the poster wants to install support for libusb-1.0 which has a different API. – Chris Stratton Jan 3 '14 at 18:24 @ChrisStratton, thanks, I've updated the answer.
Overview
libusb is a C library that provides generic access to USB devices. It is intended to be used by developers to facilitate the production of applications that communicate with USB hardware.
It is portable: Using a single cross-platform API, it provides access to USB devices on Linux, OS X, Windows, Android, OpenBSD, etc.
It is user-mode: No special privilege or elevation is required for the application to communicate with a device.
It is version-agnostic: All versions of the USB protocol, from 1.0 to 3.1 (latest), are supported.
What platforms are supported?
Linux, OS X, Windows, Windows CE, Android, OpenBSD/NetBSD, Haiku.
Sounds good! How do I get started?
If you are using Linux, chances are your distribution already includes libusb, so you probably just need to reference the libusb header in your source.
For other platforms, or if you want to use the very latest, you are encouraged to recompile from source. Please check the Downloads menu.
If you prefer, you can also access the source directly from github.
Once you have secured your access to the library and its header, please check the libusb API or the libusb samples.
What happened to the old site?
The old site (.org) is now obsolete, please use libusb.info.
All of the current libusb development team has moved to libusb.info.
All of the current libusb development team has moved to libusb.info.
For additional information, please consult the FAQ or the Wiki.