How To Install ndiswrapper on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ndiswrapper on Debian 10.
What is ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper is:
Some vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or provide a Linux driver for their wireless network cards. This project implements Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) API within Linux kernel. A Windows driver for wireless network card is then linked to this implementation so that the driver runs natively, as though it is in Windows, without binary emulation.
This package contains the userspace tools. You will also need the kernel module package.
There are three methods to install ndiswrapper on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ndiswrapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ndiswrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ndiswrapper
Install ndiswrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ndiswrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ndiswrapper
Install ndiswrapper Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ndiswrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ndiswrapper
How To Uninstall ndiswrapper on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ndiswrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ndiswrapper
Uninstall ndiswrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ndiswrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ndiswrapper
Remove ndiswrapper Configurations and Data
To remove ndiswrapper configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ndiswrapper
Remove ndiswrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ndiswrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ndiswrapper
Dependencies
ndiswrapper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ndiswrapper package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.