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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "pulseaudio-module-lirc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pulseaudio-module-lirc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pulseaudio-module-lirc
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pulseaudio-module-lirc" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall pulseaudio-module-lirc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pulseaudio-module-lirc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.15
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Source: pulseaudio
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pulseaudio maintenance team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 110
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), liblircclient0, libpulse0 (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.15), pulseaudio (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.15)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_8.0-0ubuntu3.15_amd64.deb
Size: 9602
MD5sum: 09bfb8f1a5db2acff07332659a1b6890
SHA1: 75e290df2fd11a60862ca9929c4f3db34d6e66e3
SHA256: c27eb42cab39b043a0c131f5cd3aa902c55463a1e3c1a8522c2040bc8cf12af3
SHA512: 29ebc141e7889028a27c6dfb1641976901f8299cfadd7e1b092dc68f0402a8fae48cf5899db3855e405dba6558629596fe13aef310687a157ba5a2aa472991e0
Homepage: http://www.pulseaudio.org
Description-en: lirc module for PulseAudio sound server
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and
WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with
much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.
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This module enables the volume of a PulseAudio sink to be controlled when
buttons of an infrared remote control are pressed (through LIRC).
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The module is called module-lirc.
Description-md5: 476ebc36bd51c387e0a12a54352ae162

Package: pulseaudio-module-lirc
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Installed-Size: 107
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pulseaudio maintenance team
Architecture: amd64
Source: pulseaudio
Version: 1:8.0-0ubuntu3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), liblircclient0, libpulse0 (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3), pulseaudio (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_8.0-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 9610
MD5sum: bebc67f91cb6e35cd4cd5f184043819d
SHA1: 2f34f9a3a5ca19f3a1d595e8af23233974cd13be
SHA256: 9d9d301468aa5d7b0618a1b4b71c0d1a0c52d1821a442035c9ae132dbad5a1c9
Description-en: lirc module for PulseAudio sound server
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and
WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with
much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.
.
This module enables the volume of a PulseAudio sink to be controlled when
buttons of an infrared remote control are pressed (through LIRC).
.
The module is called module-lirc.
Description-md5: 476ebc36bd51c387e0a12a54352ae162
Homepage: http://www.pulseaudio.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu