How To Install liblirc-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install liblirc-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. liblirc-dev is Infra-red remote control support - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc-dev on Debian 12.

What is liblirc-dev

liblirc-dev is:

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

Package contains headers and other support used when developing external applications, drivers (liblirc_driver.so) and also internal LIRC software. See the User Space Driver API and Lirc Client API sections in the lirc manual available in lirc-doc.

There are three methods to install liblirc-dev on Debian 12. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblirc-dev

Install liblirc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblirc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblirc-dev

How To Uninstall liblirc-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove liblirc-dev

Uninstall liblirc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblirc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblirc-dev

Remove liblirc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblirc-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblirc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

liblirc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.