There is a Blog post @ the Irdroid Blog , that describes in detail how to make the Irdroid USB Infrared Transceiver work on the Raspberry Pi and in particular the recommended and official Raspbian. If you wish to follow that tutorial, and purchase a Irdroid USB Infrared transceiver module , please note that for Raspberry Pi owners you can get one with a significant discount – 20% (use the “raspberry” coupon code during checkout.) You can purchase the Irdroid USB Infrared Transceiver modules by clicking on the link below:
http://irdroid.eu/product/usb-infrared-transceiver/
Below is a video, showing the result:




Bluetooth to Infrared module
WiFi to Infrared adapter
WiFi to Serial module
Infrared Development Kit for Android
Irdroid WiFi Relay Board
Irdroid IoT SmartHub DiY Kit 
