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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "lirc-x" package

Please follow the steps below to install lirc-x on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall lirc-x on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lirc-x
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lirc-x package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lirc-x
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 216
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: lirc Maintainer Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: lirc
Version: 0.9.0-0ubuntu6
Replaces: lirc (<< 0.6.4-8)
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libftdi1, liblircclient0 (>= 0.6.4), libportaudio2 (>= 19+svn20101113), libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12), libx11-6, lirc (= 0.9.0-0ubuntu6)
Recommends: xfonts-75dpi
Filename: pool/universe/l/lirc/lirc-x_0.9.0-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 86248
MD5sum: 5b4b57f8337c9e5666059f8ff2c04446
SHA1: 024f26a94a8dcede7682211514f434538e616528
SHA256: d485ead0ba13f2ad4fb14eaefcf2e73f18c37ee338b82b0225ad30e023041a0e
Description-en: infra-red remote control support - X utilities
LIRC stands for 'Linux Infra-red Remote Control'.
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This package provides X utilities for LIRC:
irxevent: allows controlling X applications with a remote control;
xmode2 : shows the IR waveform of the remote controller without an
oscilloscope. Unneeded for TV cards or the Irman.
Description-md5: f44cd7126abd1b0088c27ba231bdca5c
Homepage: http://lirc.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu