How To Install inputlirc on Debian 9
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.