How To Install firmware-linux-nonfree on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-linux-nonfree on Kali Linux.
What is firmware-linux-nonfree
firmware-linux-nonfree is:
This package depends on non-free firmware which may be used with drivers in the Linux kernel.
There are three methods to install firmware-linux-nonfree 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-nonfree 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-nonfree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-linux-nonfreeInstall firmware-linux-nonfree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux-nonfree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-linux-nonfreeInstall firmware-linux-nonfree 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-nonfree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-linux-nonfreeHow To Uninstall firmware-linux-nonfree on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the firmware-linux-nonfree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-linux-nonfreeUninstall firmware-linux-nonfree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-linux-nonfree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-linux-nonfreeRemove firmware-linux-nonfree Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-linux-nonfree configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-linux-nonfreeRemove firmware-linux-nonfree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-linux-nonfree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-linux-nonfreeDependencies
firmware-linux-nonfree have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-linux-nonfree package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
