How To Install lirc-libs on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-libs on CentOS 8.
What is lirc-libs
Part of the LIRC package suite which handles IR remotes. See the package lirc for more. This package includes shared libraries that applications use to interface with LIRC.
We can use yum or dnf to install lirc-libs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lirc-libs.
Install lirc-libs on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lirc-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lirc-libs
Install lirc-libs on CentOS 8 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lirc-libs
How To Uninstall lirc-libs on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the lirc-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lirc-libs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.