How To Install firmware-zd1211 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-zd1211 on Kali Linux.

What is firmware-zd1211

firmware-zd1211 is:

This package contains the firmware to be used with the zd1211rw Linux kernel driver for USB wireless dongles based on the following chipsets:

• ZyDAS ZD1211
• ZyDAS ZD1211B
• Atheros AR5007UG (alternatively known as AR2524/AR5524)

For more information, see also: http://wiki.debian.org/zd1211rw

There are three methods to install firmware-zd1211 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-zd1211 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-zd1211 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install firmware-zd1211

Install firmware-zd1211 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install firmware-zd1211 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install firmware-zd1211

Install firmware-zd1211 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-zd1211 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-zd1211

How To Uninstall firmware-zd1211 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the firmware-zd1211 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove firmware-zd1211

Uninstall firmware-zd1211 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall firmware-zd1211 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-zd1211

Remove firmware-zd1211 Configurations and Data

To remove firmware-zd1211 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-zd1211

Remove firmware-zd1211 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove firmware-zd1211 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-zd1211

Dependencies

firmware-zd1211 have the following dependencies:

References

• firmware-zd1211 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-zd1211 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.