How To Install lirc-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-doc on Kali Linux. lirc-doc is Infra-red remote control support - website and manual docs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-doc on Kali Linux.

What is lirc-doc

lirc-doc is:

LIRC stands for ‘Linux Infra-red Remote Control’.

This package provides the documentation including manual, manpages and the public website.

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

Install lirc-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lirc-doc

Install lirc-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lirc-doc

Install lirc-doc Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install lirc-doc

How To Uninstall lirc-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lirc-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lirc-doc

Uninstall lirc-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lirc-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lirc-doc

Remove lirc-doc Configurations and Data

To remove lirc-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lirc-doc

Remove lirc-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lirc-doc

Dependencies

lirc-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.