How To Install iwl5150-firmware on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl5150-firmware on Rocky Linux 8.
What is iwl5150-firmware
This package contains the firmware required by the iwl5150 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 iwl5150-firmware on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iwl5150-firmware.
Install iwl5150-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 iwl5150-firmware using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install iwl5150-firmware
Install iwl5150-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 iwl5150-firmware using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install iwl5150-firmware
How To Uninstall iwl5150-firmware on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the iwl5150-firmware package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove iwl5150-firmware
iwl5150-firmware Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode
/usr/share/licenses/iwl5150-firmware
/usr/share/licenses/iwl5150-firmware/LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware
/usr/share/licenses/iwl5150-firmware/WHENCE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl5150-firmware on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.