How To Install lirc-x on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-x on Kali Linux. lirc-x is infra-red remote control support - X utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-x on Kali Linux.

What is lirc-x

lirc-x is:

LIRC stands for ‘Linux Infra-red Remote Control’.

This package provides X utilities for LIRC:

  • irxevent: Allows controlling X applications with a remote control.
  • xmode2: Shows the IR waveform of the remote controller without an oscilloscope. Unneeded for TV cards or the Irman.

There are three methods to install lirc-x on Kali Linux. 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-x 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-x using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lirc-x

Install lirc-x Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lirc-x using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lirc-x

Install lirc-x Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lirc-x using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lirc-x

How To Uninstall lirc-x on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lirc-x

Uninstall lirc-x And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lirc-x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lirc-x

Remove lirc-x Configurations and Data

To remove lirc-x configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lirc-x

Remove lirc-x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lirc-x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lirc-x

Dependencies

lirc-x have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lirc-x package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.