How To Install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 22.04. b43-fwcutter is utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is b43-fwcutter

b43-fwcutter is:

This package provides a tool for extracting BCM43xx wireless chip firmware from Broadcom’s proprietary driver files.

It is used by the firmware-b43(legacy)-installer packages as part of the automated process of downloading and installing firmware.

There are three methods to install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install b43-fwcutter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install b43-fwcutter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install b43-fwcutter

Install b43-fwcutter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install b43-fwcutter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install b43-fwcutter

Install b43-fwcutter 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 b43-fwcutter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install b43-fwcutter

How To Uninstall b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the b43-fwcutter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove b43-fwcutter

Uninstall b43-fwcutter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall b43-fwcutter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove b43-fwcutter

Remove b43-fwcutter Configurations and Data

To remove b43-fwcutter configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge b43-fwcutter

Remove b43-fwcutter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove b43-fwcutter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge b43-fwcutter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install b43-fwcutter package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.