How to Install and Uninstall lirc Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "lirc" package

This guide let you learn how to install lirc on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lirc
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lirc" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall lirc on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lirc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lirc package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: lirc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.10.0-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: lirc Maintainer Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2174
Depends: liblirc0 (= 0.10.0-2), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), python3, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.17), libftdi1-2 (>= 1.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), liblirc-client0, libportaudio2 (>= 19+svn20101113), libpython3.6 (>= 3.6.0~b2), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libsystemd0, libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.12)
Recommends: python3-yaml, python3-gi, gir1.2-vte
Suggests: lirc-compat-remotes, lirc-drv-irman, lirc-doc, lirc-x, setserial, ir-keytable
Breaks: inputlirc (<< 19), lirc-modules-source (<< 0.9~), lirc-svga (<< 0.9~)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lirc/lirc_0.10.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 460922
MD5sum: 8c82972a257999847e12b7cf6b5645c9
SHA1: 47800750102ee08e13d8a8b30dc874e3864855e1
SHA256: c0284f61d210a8caeb99eae009ab4e0f527a43832ad9190e9aab092ca19ccf07
Homepage: http://sf.net/p/lirc
Description: Infra-red remote control support - daemons and utils
Description-md5: 1746eac586c652dde3396bfe4ec0c42b
Supported: 3y