USB ID - USB devices in GNU-Linux

In

lsusb

  • The Linux lsusb command lists information about the USB devices connected to a system, but sometimes the information is incomplete (see line 5 lacks manufracturer).

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    $ lsusb
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
    Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:082c Logitech, Inc.
    Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0951:16d2 Kingston Technology
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 18f8:1486  
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

USB ID Repository

Check repository

Location

  • The USB ID database is stored in a file called usb.ids.
  • This location may vary depending on the Linux distribution.
    • Ubuntu 18.04: /var/lib/usbutils

Update your USB IDs

  • Update

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    $ sudo update-usbids

  • If a new file is available, it will be downloaded. The current file will be backed up and replaced by the new one.

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    $ ls -la
    total 1148
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root   4096 Jan 15 00:34 .
    drwxr-xr-x 85 root root   4096 Nov  7 08:05 ..
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root 614379 Jan  9 15:34 usb.ids
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root 551472 Jan 15 00:34 usb.ids.old