"Cannot claim USB interface" error message

Why am I getting a "cannot claim USB interface" error when I connect to my target interface on Linux?

You typically get this error message when you do not have sufficient USB access permission.

Regular users generally do not by default have USB access permission on Linux. Depending on which Linux distribution you use, there are a number of different ways of granting regular users USB access permission, so please refer to the article below.

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