I can confirm that the workaround works. I think the main problem is that bionic's lirc is using a different configuration file for lirc (lirc_options.conf instead of hardware.conf). I can make my remote work by setting the driver up in lirc_options.conf manually. By installing lirc-compat-remotes, you also get the /usr/share/lirc/remotes-directory with the configuration files back.
I'm having still issues with double pressed keys using this configuration, so for now I stick to the downgrade workaround. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lirc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788235 Title: lirc broken on 18.04 Status in lirc package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Lirc 0.10.0-2 is never configured after installation. Manually running "dpkg-reconfigure lirc " also does not do anything. I also noticed that /usr/share/lirc/remotes is empty, which is where I had my config file for Ubuntu 16.04. This was an upgrade install from 16.04. Searching the web indicates others have this problem. Some have reverted to the lirc from 16.04. Others recommend using pip3 to install lirc 0.10.10, but I have been unsuccessful so far. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/1788235/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
