How To Install gobi_loader on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobi_loader
on Fedora 36.
What is gobi_loader
gobi_loader is a firmware loader for Qualcomm Gobi USB chipsets. These devices appear in an uninitialized state when power is applied and require firmware to be loaded before they can be used as modems. gobi_loader adds a udev rule that will trigger loading of the firmware and make the modem usable. Note that gobi_loader requires firmware images which can’t be freely redistributed. See http information.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install gobi_loader
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gobi_loader.
Install gobi_loader 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 gobi_loader
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gobi_loader
Install gobi_loader 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 gobi_loader
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gobi_loader
How To Uninstall gobi_loader on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the gobi_loader
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gobi_loader
gobi_loader Package Contents on Fedora 36
/lib/udev/gobi_loader
/lib/udev/rules.d/60-gobi.rules
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/86
/usr/lib/.build-id/86/59e2e1b474f2901157aa2e26960683e444b45f
/usr/share/doc/gobi_loader
/usr/share/doc/gobi_loader/README
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobi_loader
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).