LIRC

LIRC
Stable release	0.8.7 / September 6, 2010
Repository	sourceforge.net/p/lirc/git/ci/master/tree/ ;
Written in	C
Operating system	Linux
Size	653 KB (archived)
Type	Infrared remote control
License	GNU General Public License
Website	http://www.lirc.org/

LIRC (Linux Infrared remote control) is an open source package that allows users to receive and send infrared signals with a Linux-based computer system.

There is a Microsoft Windows equivalent of LIRC called WinLIRC.

With LIRC and an IR receiver the user can control their computer with almost any infrared remote control (e.g. a TV remote control). The user may for instance control DVD or music playback with their remote control.

One GUI frontend is KDELirc, built on the KDE libraries.

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