How To Install iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7.
What is iwl6000-firmware
This package contains the firmware required by the iwlagn 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 iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iwl6000-firmware.
Install iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install iwl6000-firmware using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install iwl6000-firmware
Install iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install iwl6000-firmware using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install iwl6000-firmware
How To Uninstall iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the iwl6000-firmware package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove iwl6000-firmware
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl6000-firmware on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
