How To Install lirc-config on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-config on CentOS 7. lirc-config is LIRC Configuration Tools and Data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-config on CentOS 7.

What is lirc-config

Part of the LIRC package suite which handles IR remotes. See the package lirc for more. The config package contains tools and data to support the LIRC configuration process.

We can use yum or dnf to install lirc-config on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lirc-config.

Install lirc-config on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lirc-config using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lirc-config

Install lirc-config on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lirc-config using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lirc-config

How To Uninstall lirc-config on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lirc-config

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-config on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.