How To Install firmware-linux-nonfree on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-linux-nonfree on Debian 12.
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 Debian 12. 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux-nonfree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-linux-nonfree
Install firmware-linux-nonfree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux-nonfree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-linux-nonfree
Install firmware-linux-nonfree Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-linux-nonfree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-linux-nonfree
How To Uninstall firmware-linux-nonfree on Debian 12
To uninstall only the firmware-linux-nonfree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-linux-nonfree
Uninstall firmware-linux-nonfree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-linux-nonfree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-linux-nonfree
Remove firmware-linux-nonfree Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-linux-nonfree configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-linux-nonfree
Remove 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-nonfree
Dependencies
firmware-linux-nonfree have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-linux-nonfree package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
