How To Install ir-keytable on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ir-keytable
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ir-keytable
ir-keytable is:
This package allows one to change the keymap of controller receivers. Those receivers are found as infrared receivers on DVB sticks or on framegrabber cards. Via ir-keytable the mapping from a scancode to the generated event can be customized and made persistent.
There are three methods to install ir-keytable
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ir-keytable Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ir-keytable
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ir-keytable
Install ir-keytable Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ir-keytable
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ir-keytable
Install ir-keytable 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ir-keytable
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ir-keytable
How To Uninstall ir-keytable on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ir-keytable
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ir-keytable
Uninstall ir-keytable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ir-keytable
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ir-keytable
Remove ir-keytable Configurations and Data
To remove ir-keytable
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ir-keytable
Remove ir-keytable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ir-keytable
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ir-keytable
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ir-keytable
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.