LIRC is a package that supports receiving and sending IR signals of the most common IR remote controls. It contains a daemon that decodes and sends IR signals, a mouse daemon that translates IR signals to mouse movements, and a couple of user programs.

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Package Release Date Notes / Monitor Downloads
LIRC 0.8.3 May 4, 2008 Release notes     Monitor this package Download
lircrc_config 0.1.1 March 9, 2002 Release notes     Monitor this package Download
xirw 0.4.2 January 26, 2003 Release notes     Monitor this package Download
xmms-plugin 1.4 May 3, 2003 Release notes     Monitor this package Download
xrc 0.6.5 May 17, 2007 Release notes     Monitor this package Download