How To Install lirc-compat-remotes on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-compat-remotes on Kali Linux.

What is lirc-compat-remotes

lirc-compat-remotes is:

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

This package contains the remote definitions which were part of lirc up to 0.9.0. From 0.9.4, these lives at http://sf.net/p/lirc-remotes, although this is a superset and partly updated.

There are three methods to install lirc-compat-remotes 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 lirc-compat-remotes Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lirc-compat-remotes

Install lirc-compat-remotes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lirc-compat-remotes using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lirc-compat-remotes

Install lirc-compat-remotes 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 lirc-compat-remotes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lirc-compat-remotes

How To Uninstall lirc-compat-remotes on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lirc-compat-remotes package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lirc-compat-remotes

Uninstall lirc-compat-remotes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lirc-compat-remotes

Remove lirc-compat-remotes Configurations and Data

To remove lirc-compat-remotes configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lirc-compat-remotes

Remove lirc-compat-remotes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lirc-compat-remotes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lirc-compat-remotes

Dependencies

lirc-compat-remotes have the following dependencies:

References

• lirc-compat-remotes website

Summary

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