How To Install firmware-bnx2x on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-bnx2x on Kali Linux. firmware-bnx2x is Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-bnx2x on Kali Linux.

What is firmware-bnx2x

firmware-bnx2x is:

This package contains the binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb network adapters supported by the bnx2x driver.

Contents:

  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57710, version 7.0.29.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.0.29.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57711, version 7.0.29.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.0.29.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57712, version 7.0.29.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.0.29.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57710, version 7.8.19.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.8.19.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57711, version 7.8.19.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.8.19.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57712, version 7.8.19.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.8.19.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57710, version 7.10.51.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.10.51.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57711, version 7.10.51.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.10.51.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57712, version 7.10.51.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.10.51.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57710, version 7.12.30.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.12.30.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57712, version 7.12.30.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.12.30.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57711, version 7.12.30.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.12.30.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57710, version 7.13.1.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.13.1.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57711, version 7.13.1.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.13.1.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57712, version 7.13.1.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.1.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57710, version 7.13.15.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.13.15.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57711, version 7.13.15.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.13.15.0.fw)
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb 57712, version 7.13.15.0 (bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.13.15.0.fw)

There are three methods to install firmware-bnx2x 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-bnx2x 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-bnx2x using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install firmware-bnx2x

Install firmware-bnx2x Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install firmware-bnx2x using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install firmware-bnx2x

Install firmware-bnx2x 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-bnx2x using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-bnx2x

How To Uninstall firmware-bnx2x on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the firmware-bnx2x package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove firmware-bnx2x

Uninstall firmware-bnx2x And Its Dependencies

To uninstall firmware-bnx2x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-bnx2x

Remove firmware-bnx2x Configurations and Data

To remove firmware-bnx2x configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-bnx2x

Remove firmware-bnx2x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove firmware-bnx2x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-bnx2x

Dependencies

firmware-bnx2x have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-bnx2x package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.