How To Install liblirc-client0 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc-client0 on Ubuntu.
What is liblirc-client0
liblirc-client0 is:
LIRC stands for ‘Linux Infra-red Remote Control’.
This package provides a library with functions to support remote controls via LIRC in programs such as xawtv.
There are three methods to install liblirc-client0 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install liblirc-client0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liblirc-client0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblirc-client0
Install liblirc-client0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblirc-client0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblirc-client0
Install liblirc-client0 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 liblirc-client0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblirc-client0
How To Uninstall liblirc-client0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the liblirc-client0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblirc-client0
Uninstall liblirc-client0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblirc-client0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblirc-client0
Remove liblirc-client0 Configurations and Data
To remove liblirc-client0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblirc-client0
Remove liblirc-client0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblirc-client0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblirc-client0
Dependencies
liblirc-client0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblirc-client0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.