How To Install prism2-usb-firmware-installer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install prism2-usb-firmware-installer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is prism2-usb-firmware-installer
prism2-usb-firmware-installer is:
prism2-usb-firmware-installer will at the time of its own installation download the firmware files for the prism2_usb devices from the upstream code repository and convert them to the format used by the kernel modules since 2.6.32.
Note that only some adapters really need a firmware file and that firmware files are not completely free (in the sense of freely redistributable), which is why this package exists.
There are three methods to install prism2-usb-firmware-installer on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install prism2-usb-firmware-installer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install prism2-usb-firmware-installer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install prism2-usb-firmware-installer
Install prism2-usb-firmware-installer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install prism2-usb-firmware-installer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install prism2-usb-firmware-installer
Install prism2-usb-firmware-installer 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install prism2-usb-firmware-installer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install prism2-usb-firmware-installer
How To Uninstall prism2-usb-firmware-installer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the prism2-usb-firmware-installer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove prism2-usb-firmware-installer
Uninstall prism2-usb-firmware-installer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall prism2-usb-firmware-installer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove prism2-usb-firmware-installer
Remove prism2-usb-firmware-installer Configurations and Data
To remove prism2-usb-firmware-installer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge prism2-usb-firmware-installer
Remove prism2-usb-firmware-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove prism2-usb-firmware-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prism2-usb-firmware-installer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install prism2-usb-firmware-installer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
