How To Install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym is:
Full unstripped ELF file for debugging the opensource version of QCA ath9k-htc Firmware. Supported chips are: ar9271 and ar7010.
There are three methods to install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
Install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
Install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
How To Uninstall firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
Uninstall firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
Remove firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
Remove firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
