How To Install linux-firmware on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-firmware on CentOS 7. linux-firmware is Firmware files used by the Linux kernel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-firmware on CentOS 7.

What is linux-firmware

Kernel-firmware includes firmware files required for some devices to operate.

We can use yum or dnf to install linux-firmware on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install linux-firmware.

Install linux-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 linux-firmware using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install linux-firmware

Install linux-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 linux-firmware using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install linux-firmware

How To Uninstall linux-firmware on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove linux-firmware

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-firmware on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.