How to Install and Uninstall lirc Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "lirc" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lirc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lirc
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 2131
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: lirc Maintainer Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.0-0ubuntu6
Replaces: lirc-modules-source
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libftdi1, liblircclient0 (>= 0.6.4), libportaudio2 (>= 19+svn20101113), libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base, setserial
Recommends: udev
Suggests: lirc-x
Conflicts: lirc-modules-source, makedev (<< 2.3.1-88)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lirc/lirc_0.9.0-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 376216
MD5sum: a8d129090da1aa2bf7bf86d17b70f9b2
SHA1: 2eef35b0a9c1ac446b0d21e857ce4f7e43f704e0
SHA256: aa0e6dc9eca6530684b13ff40d07042a6521be388f22be9236dc048c90a95e70
Description-en: infra-red remote control support
LIRC stands for 'Linux Infra-red Remote Control'.
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This package provides the daemons and some utilities to support infra-red
remote controls under Linux.
Description-md5: 13afcdab0a98aaea919ab1053fe3d187
Homepage: http://lirc.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master