2018-08-22, 04:02
There are multiple issues with lirc in 18.04. The first thing I would try is to make sure that "lirc-compat-remotes" is also installed. I believe that if did this first that my system would have just started working again. If not, read on.
The most visible thing wrong with 18.04 lirc is that the configuration gui doesn't run. I tried multiple suggested workarounds but ended up installing lirc from a pre-built tar from the SourceForge site, which you can find on the home lirc.org page. You still have to do a 'config' and 'make install'. You can configure manually, or run the tool, which is different than the one Ubuntu supplies (but doesn't work). You will need to know a bit more about lirc setup or do some reading.
Hope this helps some. If you have questions, I will try to help.
The most visible thing wrong with 18.04 lirc is that the configuration gui doesn't run. I tried multiple suggested workarounds but ended up installing lirc from a pre-built tar from the SourceForge site, which you can find on the home lirc.org page. You still have to do a 'config' and 'make install'. You can configure manually, or run the tool, which is different than the one Ubuntu supplies (but doesn't work). You will need to know a bit more about lirc setup or do some reading.
Hope this helps some. If you have questions, I will try to help.
