How To Install firmware-netronome on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-netronome on Kali Linux. firmware-netronome is Binary firmware for Netronome network adapters

Introduction

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

What is firmware-netronome

firmware-netronome is:

This package contains the binary firmware for Netronome network adapters supported by the nfp driver.

Contents:

  • Agilio LX (rev 11) 2x40GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0058-0011_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio LX (rev 12) 2x40GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0058-0012_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio LX 1x100GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0078-0011_1x100.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1x40GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0081-0001_1x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1x40GbE firmware (4x10GbE mode, BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0081-0001_4x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x10GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0096-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0097-0001_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (4x10GbE+1x40GbE mode, BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0097-0001_4x10_1x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (8x10GbE mode, BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0097-0001_8x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (1x10GbE+1x25GbE mode, BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0099-0001_1x10_1x25.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (2x10GbE mode, BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (BPF), version 2.0.6.124 (netronome/bpf/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x25.nffw)
  • Agilio LX flower firmware, version AOTC-2.10.A.23 (netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0011_1x100.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0011_2x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0011_4x10_1x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0011_8x10.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0012_1x100.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0012_2x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0012_4x10_1x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0058-0012_8x10.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0011_1x100.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0011_2x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0011_4x10_1x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0011_8x10.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0012_1x100.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0012_2x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0012_4x10_1x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0078-0012_8x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x10GbE flower firmware, version AOTC-2.10.A.23 (netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0096.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0096-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1/2x40GbE flower firmware, version AOTC-2.10.A.23 (netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0097.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0081.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0097-0001_2x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0097-0001_4x10_1x40.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0097-0001_8x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE flower firmware, version AOTC-2.10.A.23 (netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0099.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0099-0001_1x10_1x25.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x10.nffw, netronome/flower/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x25.nffw)
  • Agilio LX (rev 11) 2x40GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0058-0011_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio LX (rev 12) 2x40GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0058-0012_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio LX 1x100GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0078-0011_1x100.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1x40GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0081-0001_1x40.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0081-0001_1x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1x40GbE firmware (4x10GbE mode), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0081-0001_4x10.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0081-0001_4x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x10GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0096-0001_2x10.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0096-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0097-0001_2x40.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0097-0001_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (4x10GbE+1x40GbE mode), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0097-0001_4x10_1x40.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0097-0001_4x10_1x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (8x10GbE mode), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0097-0001_8x10.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0097-0001_8x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (1x10GbE+1x25GbE mode), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0099-0001_1x10_1x25.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (2x10GbE mode), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x10.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware, version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x25.nffw, netronome/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x25.nffw)
  • Agilio LX (rev 11) 2x40GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0058-0011_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio LX (rev 12) 2x40GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0058-0012_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio LX 1x100GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0078-0011_1x100.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1x40GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0081-0001_1x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 1x40GbE firmware (4x10GbE mode, SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0081-0001_4x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x10GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0096-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0097-0001_2x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (4x10GbE+1x40GbE mode, SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0097-0001_4x10_1x40.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x40GbE firmware (8x10GbE mode, SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0097-0001_8x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (1x10GbE+1x25GbE mode, SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0099-0001_1x10_1x25.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (2x10GbE mode, SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x10.nffw)
  • Agilio CX 2x25GbE firmware (SR-IOV), version 2.1.16.1 (netronome/nic-sriov/nic_AMDA0099-0001_2x25.nffw)

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

sudo apt-get -y install firmware-netronome

Install firmware-netronome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install firmware-netronome

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

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-netronome

How To Uninstall firmware-netronome on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove firmware-netronome

Uninstall firmware-netronome And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-netronome

Remove firmware-netronome Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-netronome

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

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

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

Dependencies

firmware-netronome have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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