How To Install lirc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc on Debian 9.
What is lirc
lirc is:
LIRC stands for ‘Linux Infra-red Remote Control’.
This package provides the daemons and some utilities to support infra-red remote controls under Linux.
There are three methods to install lirc on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lirc
Install lirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lirc
Install lirc 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 lirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lirc
How To Uninstall lirc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lirc
Uninstall lirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lirc
Remove lirc Configurations and Data
To remove lirc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lirc
Remove lirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lirc
Dependencies
lirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.