How To Install lirc-drv-irman on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-drv-irman in AlmaLinux 8. lirc-drv-irman is lircd(8) plugin for handling IrMan devices.

Introduction

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

What is lirc-drv-irman

A lirc plugin with a single driver, replacing the irman support which was built-in in lirc prior to 0.9.4.

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

Install lirc-drv-irman 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-drv-irman using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lirc-drv-irman

Install lirc-drv-irman 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-drv-irman using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lirc-drv-irman

How To Uninstall lirc-drv-irman on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lirc-drv-irman

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Summary

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