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Using LIRC on Ubuntu
- Get the LIRC package from apt.
- Get the headers package for your kernel from apt.
- Goto the LIRC homepage and wget the latest tarball.
- Extract the source from the tarball.
- Invoke ./setup.sh from the LIRC source directory.
- Select Driver configuration -> USB devices -> ATI/NVidia/X10 I & II RF Remote
- Select Save configuration & run configure
- Run make and make install.