How To Install banshee-extension-lirc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install banshee-extension-lirc on Ubuntu 18.04. banshee-extension-lirc is LIRC integration extension for Banshee

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install banshee-extension-lirc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is banshee-extension-lirc

banshee-extension-lirc is:

This package provides LIRC integration for Banshee, which will allow Banshee to be controlled using an infra-red device.

Banshee is a media management and playback application for the GNOME desktop.

There are three methods to install banshee-extension-lirc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install banshee-extension-lirc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install banshee-extension-lirc

Install banshee-extension-lirc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install banshee-extension-lirc

Install banshee-extension-lirc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install banshee-extension-lirc

How To Uninstall banshee-extension-lirc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove banshee-extension-lirc

Uninstall banshee-extension-lirc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall banshee-extension-lirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove banshee-extension-lirc

Remove banshee-extension-lirc Configurations and Data

To remove banshee-extension-lirc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge banshee-extension-lirc

Remove banshee-extension-lirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge banshee-extension-lirc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install banshee-extension-lirc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.