How To Install ir-keytable on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ir-keytable on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 ir-keytable using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ir-keytable

How To Uninstall ir-keytable on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

Dependencies

ir-keytable have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libelf1

References

• ir-keytable website

Summary

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