How To Install lirc-tools-gui on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-tools-gui in AlmaLinux 8. lirc-tools-gui is LIRC GUI tools

Introduction

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

What is lirc-tools-gui

Part of the LIRC package suite which handles IR remotes. See the package lirc for more. This package contains some seldom used X11-based tools for debugging lirc configurations.

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

Install lirc-tools-gui 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-tools-gui using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lirc-tools-gui

Install lirc-tools-gui 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-tools-gui using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lirc-tools-gui

How To Uninstall lirc-tools-gui on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lirc-tools-gui

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Summary

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