How To Install lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8.
What is lirc-disable-kernel-rc
Part of the LIRC package suite which handles IR remotes. See the package lirc for more. This package contains an udev rule which disables the kernel built-in handling of infrared devices (i. e., rc* ones) by making lirc the only used protocol.
We can use yum or dnf to install lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lirc-disable-kernel-rc.
Install lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install lirc-disable-kernel-rc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lirc-disable-kernel-rc
Install lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install lirc-disable-kernel-rc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lirc-disable-kernel-rc
How To Uninstall lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the lirc-disable-kernel-rc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lirc-disable-kernel-rc
lirc-disable-kernel-rc Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/99-remote-control-lirc.rules
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-disable-kernel-rc on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.