How To Install b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-fwcutter in Fedora 36. b43-fwcutter is Firmware extraction tool for Broadcom wireless driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36.

What is `b43-fwcutter`

This package contains the ‘b43-fwcutter’ tool which is used to extract firmware for the Broadcom network devices. See the README.too file shipped in the package’s documentation for instructions on using this tool.

We can use yum or dnf to install b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install b43-fwcutter.

Install b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install b43-fwcutter using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install b43-fwcutter

Install b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install b43-fwcutter using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install b43-fwcutter

How To Uninstall b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the b43-fwcutter package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove b43-fwcutter

b43-fwcutter Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/b43-fwcutter
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/8e2f4e7643bd2849d819250b5bcd8a5d30eacc
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README.too
/usr/share/licenses/b43-fwcutter
/usr/share/licenses/b43-fwcutter/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/b43-fwcutter.1.gz

References

b43-fwcutter website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-fwcutter on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).