How To Install firmware-siano on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-siano on Kali Linux. firmware-siano is Binary firmware for Siano MDTV receivers

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-siano using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-siano

How To Uninstall firmware-siano on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.