How To Install liblirc0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblirc0
liblirc0 is:
LIRC stands for ‘Linux Infra-red Remote Control’.
Package contains internal LIRC runtime libs used by external applications (liblirc_client.so*), drivers (liblirc_driver.so*) and also internal LIRC applications (lirc_private.so*)
There are three methods to install liblirc0 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 liblirc0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liblirc0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblirc0
Install liblirc0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblirc0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblirc0
Install liblirc0 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 liblirc0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblirc0
How To Uninstall liblirc0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblirc0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblirc0
Uninstall liblirc0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblirc0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblirc0
Remove liblirc0 Configurations and Data
To remove liblirc0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblirc0
Remove liblirc0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblirc0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblirc0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
