Comment 2 for bug 1788235

I can confirm the issue on a recently fresh installed Ubuntu Server 18.04. The goal was to transform the installation to a HTPC running kodi and tvheadend (hts). Here are some links to guys who had the same experience and offer a workaround until the fix of the package.

Same experience:
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=333904

Workaround:
https://twosortoftechguys.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/make-lirc-work-in-ubuntu-18-04/