How To Install libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libertas-sd8686-firmware

Firmware for Marvell Libertas SD 8686 Network Adapter

We can use yum or dnf to install libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libertas-sd8686-firmware.

Install libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libertas-sd8686-firmware using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libertas-sd8686-firmware

Install libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libertas-sd8686-firmware using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libertas-sd8686-firmware

How To Uninstall libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libertas-sd8686-firmware package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libertas-sd8686-firmware

libertas-sd8686-firmware Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/firmware/libertas
/usr/lib/firmware/libertas/sd8686_v9.bin
/usr/lib/firmware/libertas/sd8686_v9_helper.bin
/usr/share/licenses/libertas-sd8686-firmware
/usr/share/licenses/libertas-sd8686-firmware/LICENCE.Marvell
/usr/share/licenses/libertas-sd8686-firmware/WHENCE

References

• libertas-sd8686-firmware website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libertas-sd8686-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.