How To Install libirman0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirman0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libirman0 is Shared library to access the libirman hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirman0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libirman0

libirman0 is:

The IrMan hardware (http://www.intolect.com/irmandetail.htm) is nowadays discontinued. However, some modern hardware (notably the irtoy) is able to emulate the irman protocol.

This package contains runtime shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libirman0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libirman0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libirman0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libirman0

Install libirman0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libirman0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libirman0

Install libirman0 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 libirman0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libirman0

How To Uninstall libirman0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libirman0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libirman0

Uninstall libirman0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libirman0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirman0

Remove libirman0 Configurations and Data

To remove libirman0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libirman0

Remove libirman0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libirman0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirman0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirman0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.