How To Install vdr-remote on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-remote in Fedora 36. vdr-remote is Extended remote control plugin for VDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-remote on Fedora 36.

What is vdr-remote

This plugin extends VDR’s remote control capabilities, adding support for Linux input devices, keyboards (tty), TCP connections, and LIRC.

We can use yum or dnf to install vdr-remote on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vdr-remote.

Install vdr-remote on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vdr-remote using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vdr-remote

Install vdr-remote on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vdr-remote using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vdr-remote

How To Uninstall vdr-remote on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the vdr-remote package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vdr-remote

vdr-remote Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/remote.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/65e76a32634a68b2526fb56d76a9ec29d9030c
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/52-vdr-remote.rules
/usr/lib64/vdr/libvdr-remote.so.2.6.1
/usr/share/doc/vdr-remote
/usr/share/doc/vdr-remote/CONTRIBUTORS
/usr/share/doc/vdr-remote/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/vdr-remote/HISTORY
/usr/share/doc/vdr-remote/README
/usr/share/licenses/vdr-remote
/usr/share/licenses/vdr-remote/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-remote.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi_FI/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-remote.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-remote.mo
/usr/share/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-remote.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-remote.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-remote.mo

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-remote on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).