How To Install firmware-linux on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-linux on Kali Linux.
What is firmware-linux
firmware-linux is:
This package depends on both free and non-free firmware which may be used with drivers in the Linux kernel.
There are three methods to install firmware-linux on Kali Linux. 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-linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-linuxInstall firmware-linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-linuxInstall firmware-linux Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-linuxHow To Uninstall firmware-linux on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the firmware-linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-linuxUninstall firmware-linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-linuxRemove firmware-linux Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-linux configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-linuxRemove firmware-linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-linuxDependencies
firmware-linux have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-linux package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
