How To Install python-pylirc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pylirc on Debian 10.
What is python-pylirc
python-pylirc is:
A module for Python that interacts with Linux Infra-red Remote Control (LIRC) to give Python programs the ability to receive commands from remote controls.
There are three methods to install python-pylirc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-pylirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pylirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pylirc
Install python-pylirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pylirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pylirc
Install python-pylirc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pylirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pylirc
How To Uninstall python-pylirc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pylirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pylirc
Uninstall python-pylirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pylirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pylirc
Remove python-pylirc Configurations and Data
To remove python-pylirc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pylirc
Remove python-pylirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pylirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pylirc
Dependencies
python-pylirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pylirc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.