How To Install firmware-qlogic on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-qlogic on Kali Linux. firmware-qlogic is Binary firmware for QLogic HBAs

Introduction

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

What is firmware-qlogic

firmware-qlogic is:

This package contains the binary firmware for QLogic Infiniband, SCSI, Fibre Channel/FCoE adapters and Converged Network Adapters supported by the bfa, bna, ip_iband, qed, qla1280 and qla2xxx drivers.

Contents:

  • Brocade 425/825/42B/82B/415/815/41B/81B firmware, version 3.2.3.0 (cbfw-3.2.3.0.bin)
  • Brocade 425/825/42B/82B/415/815/41B/81B firmware, version 3.2.5.1 (cbfw-3.2.5.1.bin)
  • Brocade 1860/1867/1869 firmware, version 3.2.3.0 (ct2fw-3.2.3.0.bin)
  • Brocade 1860/1867/1869 firmware, version 3.2.5.1 (ct2fw-3.2.5.1.bin)
  • Brocade 1010/1020/1007/1741/804 firmware, version 3.2.3.0 (ctfw-3.2.3.0.bin)
  • Brocade 1010/1020/1007/1741/804 firmware, version 3.2.5.1 (ctfw-3.2.5.1.bin)
  • QLogic QL45000 series firmware, version 8.10.10.0 (qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.10.10.0.bin)
  • QLogic QL45000 series firmware, version 8.33.1.0 (qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.33.1.0.bin)
  • QLogic QL45000 series firmware, version 8.33.11.0 (qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.33.11.0.bin)
  • QLogic QL45000 series firmware, version 8.37.2.0 (qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.37.2.0.bin)
  • QLogic QL45000 series firmware, version 8.42.2.0 (qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.42.2.0.bin)
  • QLogic QLA1040 firmware, version 7.65.06 (qlogic/1040.bin)
  • QLogic QLA1080, 1240, 1280 firmware, version 8.15.11 (qlogic/1280.bin)
  • QLogic QLA10160, 12160 firmware, version 10.04.42 (qlogic/12160.bin)
  • QLogic IBA7220 serdes firmware (qlogic/sd7220.fw)
  • QLogic QLA2100 firmware, version 1.19.38 (ql2100_fw.bin)
  • QLogic QLA2200 firmware, version 2.02.08 (ql2200_fw.bin)
  • QLogic QLA2300, ISP2312, SP202 firmware, version 3.03.28 (ql2300_fw.bin)
  • QLogic ISP2322, SP212 firmware, version 3.03.28 (ql2322_fw.bin)
  • QLogic ISP2422, ISP2432[M], SP222, SP232 firmware, version 8.07.00 (ql2400_fw.bin)
  • QLogic ISP2532 firmware, version 8.07.00 (ql2500_fw.bin)

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

sudo apt-get -y install firmware-qlogic

Install firmware-qlogic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install firmware-qlogic

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

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-qlogic

How To Uninstall firmware-qlogic on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove firmware-qlogic

Uninstall firmware-qlogic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-qlogic

Remove firmware-qlogic Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-qlogic

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

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

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

Dependencies

firmware-qlogic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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