How To Install firmware-bnx2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-bnx2 on Kali Linux. firmware-bnx2 is Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-bnx2 on Kali Linux.

What is firmware-bnx2

firmware-bnx2 is:

This package contains the binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII network adapters supported by the bnx2 driver.

Contents:

  • bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-6.0.15.fw
  • Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709/5716 firmware (rv2p), version Linux 2.6.37 (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709 A0/A1 firmware (rv2p), version Linux 2.6.37 (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-6.0.17.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtremeII 5706/5708 firmware (mips), version Linux 2.6.38 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtremeII 5706/5708 firmware (mips), version Linux 3.3 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709/5716 firmware (mips), version Linux 2.6.39 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709/5716 firmware (mips), version Linux 3.3 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw)

There are three methods to install firmware-bnx2 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-bnx2 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-bnx2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install firmware-bnx2

Install firmware-bnx2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install firmware-bnx2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install firmware-bnx2

Install firmware-bnx2 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install firmware-bnx2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-bnx2

How To Uninstall firmware-bnx2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the firmware-bnx2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove firmware-bnx2

Uninstall firmware-bnx2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall firmware-bnx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-bnx2

Remove firmware-bnx2 Configurations and Data

To remove firmware-bnx2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-bnx2

Remove firmware-bnx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove firmware-bnx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-bnx2

Dependencies

firmware-bnx2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-bnx2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.