How To Install inputlirc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install inputlirc on Debian 9. inputlirc is Zeroconf LIRC daemon using input event devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inputlirc on Debian 9.

What is inputlirc

inputlirc is:

This is a small LIRC-compatible daemon that reads from /dev/input/eventX devices and sends the received keycodes to connecting LIRC clients. Inputlircd needs no configuration, it uses the standardised names for the keycodes as used by the kernel. Many USB remote controls that present HID devices, as well as multimedia keyboards should work out of the box.

There are three methods to install inputlirc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inputlirc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install inputlirc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install inputlirc

Install inputlirc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install inputlirc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install inputlirc

Install inputlirc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install inputlirc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inputlirc

How To Uninstall inputlirc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the inputlirc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove inputlirc

Uninstall inputlirc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inputlirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inputlirc

Remove inputlirc Configurations and Data

To remove inputlirc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inputlirc

Remove inputlirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove inputlirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inputlirc

Dependencies

inputlirc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inputlirc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.