How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware.noarch Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "linux-firmware.noarch" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-firmware.noarch on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-firmware.noarch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall linux-firmware.noarch on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-firmware.noarch package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : linux-firmware
Arch : noarch
Version : 20200421
Release : 80.git78c0348.el7_9
Size : 394 M
Repo : installed
From repo : updates
Summary : Firmware files used by the Linux kernel
URL : https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/
License : GPL+ and GPLv2+ and MIT and Redistributable, no modification
: permitted
Description : Kernel-firmware includes firmware files required for some devices
: to operate.