How To Install linux-firmware on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-firmware on CentOS 8. linux-firmware is Firmware files used by the Linux kernel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-firmware on CentOS 8.

What is linux-firmware

This package includes firmware files required for some devices to operate. This package includes firmware files required for some devices to operate.

We can use yum or dnf to install linux-firmware on CentOS 8. 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 8 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 8 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 8

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 8 using yum and dnf.