How to Install and Uninstall firmware-linux-free Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "firmware-linux-free" package

This is a short guide on how to install firmware-linux-free on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                firmware-linux-free
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "firmware-linux-free" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall firmware-linux-free on Kali Linux:


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

Package: firmware-linux-free
Source: firmware-free
Version: 20200122-4
Installed-Size: 115
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Recommends: firmware-ath9k-htc
Suggests: initramfs-tools
Size: 27444
SHA256: a95cc87c0fad2492f997c3ca856bf02049c1aef1df654432aa2735532ea3652e
SHA1: eacae08d353e9470377919d5819d93d7dc0677a3
MD5sum: d7c97b229de6ebe5e19ee44c4471ba9d
Description: Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
This package provides firmware which was previously included in the Linux
kernel and which is compliant with the Debian Free Software Guidelines.
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Contents:
* AV7110 DVB card firmware (av7110/bootcode.bin)
* Atheros AR9170 free firmware for use with carl9170 (carl9170-1.fw)
* 3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556 CIS fix (cis/3CCFEM556.cis)
* 3Com Megahertz 3CXEM556 CIS fix (cis/3CXEM556.cis)
* Advantech COMpad-32/85 CIS fix (cis/COMpad2.cis)
* Advantech COMpad-32/85B-4 CIS fix (cis/COMpad4.cis)
* NSC DP83903 PCMCIA Ethernet card CIS fix (cis/DP83903.cis)
* Allied Telesis LA-PCM CIS fix (cis/LA-PCM.cis)
* MultiTech PCMCIA 56K DataFax CIS fix (cis/MT5634ZLX.cis)
* NDC PCMCIA Ethernet card CIS fix (cis/NE2K.cis)
* EN2218-LAN/MODEM CIS fix (cis/PCMLM28.cis)
* PreMax PE-200 CIS fix (cis/PE-200.cis)
* LanPro EP-4000A CIS fix (cis/PE520.cis)
* RS-COM 2P CIS fix (cis/RS-COM-2P.cis)
* Sierra Aircard 555 CIS fix (cis/SW_555_SER.cis)
* Sierra Wireless AC710/AC750 CIS fix (cis/SW_7xx_SER.cis)
* Sierra Wireless AC850/AC860 CIS fix (cis/SW_8xx_SER.cis)
* Tamarack PCMCIA Ethernet card CIS fix (cis/tamarack.cis)
* Atari Falcon DSP56001 firmware (dsp56k/bootstrap.bin)
* Intel C600 SAS/SATA controller default parameters, version 1.3
(isci/isci_firmware.bin)
* Keyspan USA-19 firmware (keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw)
* Xircom PGSDB9/Entrega PortGear firmware (keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw)
* USB-DUX firmware (usbdux_firmware.bin)
* USB-DUXfast firmware (usbduxfast_firmware.bin)
* USB-DUXsigma firmware (usbduxsigma_firmware.bin)
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
Tag: role::app-data
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/firmware-free/firmware-linux-free_20200122-4_all.deb