How To Install firmware-netxen on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-netxen on Debian 12.
What is firmware-netxen
firmware-netxen is:
This package contains the binary firmware for QLogic (formerly NetXen) Intelligent network adapters supported by the netxen_nic and qlcnic drivers.
Contents:
- QLogic Intelligent Ethernet (3000 and 3100 Series), version 4.0.590 (phanfw.bin)
There are three methods to install firmware-netxen 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-netxen 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-netxen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-netxen
Install firmware-netxen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-netxen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-netxen
Install firmware-netxen 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-netxen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-netxen
How To Uninstall firmware-netxen on Debian 12
To uninstall only the firmware-netxen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-netxen
Uninstall firmware-netxen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-netxen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-netxen
Remove firmware-netxen Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-netxen configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-netxen
Remove firmware-netxen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-netxen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-netxen
Dependencies
firmware-netxen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-netxen package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.