How To Install firmware-siano on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-siano on Debian 12.
What is firmware-siano
firmware-siano is:
This package contains the binary firmware for Siano Mobile Digital TV receivers supported by the smsmdtv driver.
Contents:
- cmmb_vega_12mhz.inp
- cmmb_venice_12mhz.inp
- dvb_nova_12mhz.inp
- dvb_nova_12mhz_b0.inp
- isdbt_nova_12mhz.inp
- isdbt_nova_12mhz_b0.inp
- isdbt_rio.inp
- sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw
- sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-isdbt-02.fw
- sms1xxx-nova-a-dvbt-01.fw
- sms1xxx-nova-b-dvbt-01.fw
- sms1xxx-stellar-dvbt-01.fw
- tdmb_nova_12mhz.inp
There are three methods to install firmware-siano 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-siano 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-siano using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-siano
Install firmware-siano Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-siano using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-siano
Install firmware-siano 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-siano using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-siano
How To Uninstall firmware-siano on Debian 12
To uninstall only the firmware-siano package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-siano
Uninstall firmware-siano And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-siano and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-siano
Remove firmware-siano Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-siano configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-siano
Remove firmware-siano configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-siano configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-siano
Dependencies
firmware-siano have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-siano package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
