How to Install and Uninstall firmware-ivtv Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "firmware-ivtv" package

Please follow the guidance below to install firmware-ivtv on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                firmware-ivtv
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "firmware-ivtv" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall firmware-ivtv on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                firmware-ivtv
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firmware-ivtv package on Kali Linux

Package: firmware-ivtv
Source: firmware-nonfree
Version: 20230625-2+kali1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 1060
Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: firmware-linux-nonfree (>= 0.38~)
Suggests: initramfs-tools
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20150508162618/http://dl.ivtvdriver.org:80/ivtv/firmware/
Priority: optional
Section: non-free-firmware/kernel
Filename: pool/non-free-firmware/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-ivtv_20230625-2+kali1_all.deb
Size: 140288
SHA256: 493194393c5086b4de675c32f8f516873a6f17b6c47065f1f95a6661676cc6b5
SHA1: e1ebb8bbd33a3306d534963e310c7e6d55035760
MD5sum: b2fc88c2b0b5ec8288f20414cf0ce5e6
Description: Binary firmware for iTVC15-family MPEG codecs (ivtv and pvrusb2 drivers)
This package contains the binary firmware for TV cards with Conexant
iTVC15-family MPEG codecs, supported by the ivtv and pvrusb2 drivers.
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Contents:
* Conexant CX23415/CX23416 MPEG codec (decoder) (v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw)
* Conexant CX23415/CX23416 MPEG codec (encoder) (v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw)
* Conexant CX23415/CX23416 MPEG codec (initialization)
(v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg)
* Hauppauge PVR USB2 24xxx models (v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw)
* Hauppauge PVR USB2 29xxx models (v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw)
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This firmware is covered by the Hauppauge End-User Firmware License
Agreement. You must agree to the terms of this license before it is
installed.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team