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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "firmware-samsung" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall firmware-samsung on Kali Linux:


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

Package: firmware-samsung
Source: firmware-nonfree
Version: 20230625-2+kali1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 1960
Suggests: initramfs-tools
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
Priority: optional
Section: non-free-firmware/kernel
Filename: pool/non-free-firmware/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-samsung_20230625-2+kali1_all.deb
Size: 553720
SHA256: 1617c48e6c12600a85e1b39ff8c7b514a8fcda0c126ed3724f1b7b01a4907fda
SHA1: 665e7350d999da13a2072844eef7bce989683925
MD5sum: aa28a96708c5cfbb2d8fd337e946dc0d
Description: Binary firmware for Samsung MFC video codecs
This package contains the binary firmware for Samsung MFC video codecs
used in Exynos SoCs and supported by the s5p-mfc driver.
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Contents:
* MFCv5 firmware (s5p-mfc.fw)
* MFCv6 firmware, version 1 (s5p-mfc-v6.fw)
* MFCv6 firmware, version 2 (s5p-mfc-v6-v2.fw)
* MFCv7 firmware (s5p-mfc-v7.fw)
* MFCv8 firmware (s5p-mfc-v8.fw)
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team