How To Install lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-core in AlmaLinux 8. lirc-core is LIRC core, always needed to run LIRC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8.

What is lirc-core

Part of the LIRC package suite which handles IR remotes. See the package lirc for more. The lirc core contains the lircd daemons, the devinput and default driver and most of the applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lirc-core.

Install lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install lirc-core

Install lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install lirc-core

How To Uninstall lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lirc-core

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-core on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.