How To Install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8. iwl5000-firmware is Firmware for Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 A/G/N network adaptors

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `iwl5000-firmware`

This package contains the firmware required by the iwl5000 driver for Linux. Usage of the firmware is subject to the terms and conditions contained inside the provided LICENSE file. Please read it carefully.

We can use yum or dnf to install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iwl5000-firmware.

Install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install iwl5000-firmware using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install iwl5000-firmware

Install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install iwl5000-firmware using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iwl5000-firmware

How To Uninstall iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the iwl5000-firmware package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove iwl5000-firmware

iwl5000-firmware Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode
/usr/share/licenses/iwl5000-firmware
/usr/share/licenses/iwl5000-firmware/LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware
/usr/share/licenses/iwl5000-firmware/WHENCE

References

iwl5000-firmware website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl5000-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.