How To Install inputlirc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inputlirc on Kali Linux.
What is inputlirc
inputlirc is:
This is a small LIRC-compatible daemon that reads from /dev/input/eventX devices and sends the received keycodes to connecting LIRC clients. Inputlircd needs no configuration, it uses the standardised names for the keycodes as used by the kernel. Many USB remote controls that present HID devices, as well as multimedia keyboards should work out of the box.
There are three methods to install inputlirc 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 inputlirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install inputlirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inputlircInstall inputlirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install inputlirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inputlircInstall inputlirc 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install inputlirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inputlircHow To Uninstall inputlirc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the inputlirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inputlircUninstall inputlirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inputlirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inputlircRemove inputlirc Configurations and Data
To remove inputlirc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inputlircRemove inputlirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inputlirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inputlircDependencies
inputlirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inputlirc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
