How To Install b43-openfwwf on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-openfwwf in Fedora 36. b43-openfwwf is Open firmware for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chips

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-openfwwf on Fedora 36.

What is `b43-openfwwf`

Open firmware for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chips. Currently supported models are 4306, 4311(rev1), 4318 and 4320.

We can use yum or dnf to install b43-openfwwf on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install b43-openfwwf.

Install b43-openfwwf 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 b43-openfwwf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install b43-openfwwf

Install b43-openfwwf 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 b43-openfwwf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install b43-openfwwf

How To Uninstall b43-openfwwf on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the b43-openfwwf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove b43-openfwwf

b43-openfwwf Package Contents on Fedora 36

/lib/firmware/b43-open
/lib/firmware/b43-open/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43-open/b0g0initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43-open/ucode5.fw
/usr/lib/modprobe.d/openfwwf.conf
/usr/share/doc/b43-openfwwf
/usr/share/doc/b43-openfwwf/README.openfwwf
/usr/share/licenses/b43-openfwwf
/usr/share/licenses/b43-openfwwf/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/b43-openfwwf/LICENSE

References

b43-openfwwf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-openfwwf on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).