kdelirc software package provides transitional package for kremotecontrol, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install kdelirc
kdelirc is installed in your system.
Make ensure the kdelirc package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep kdelirc *
You will get with kdelirc package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Old Libraries |
| Package | kdelirc |
| Version | 4:4.14.2-1 |
| Description | transitional package for kremotecontrol |
| Sub Section | oldlibs |