How To Install liblirc-client0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc-client0 on Kali Linux.

What is liblirc-client0

liblirc-client0 is:

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

This package provides a library with functions to support remote controls via LIRC in programs such as xawtv.

There are three methods to install liblirc-client0 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 liblirc-client0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblirc-client0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblirc-client0

Install liblirc-client0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblirc-client0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblirc-client0

Install liblirc-client0 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 liblirc-client0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblirc-client0

How To Uninstall liblirc-client0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the liblirc-client0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblirc-client0

Uninstall liblirc-client0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblirc-client0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblirc-client0

Remove liblirc-client0 Configurations and Data

To remove liblirc-client0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblirc-client0

Remove liblirc-client0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblirc-client0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblirc-client0

Dependencies

liblirc-client0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• liblirc-client0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc-client0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.