How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware" package

Please follow the guidance below to install linux-firmware on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

Learn how to uninstall linux-firmware on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-firmware
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-firmware package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: all
Version: 1.187.33
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 645042
Provides: atmel-firmware
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: linux-firmware-raspi2 (<= 1.20190819-0ubuntu2), linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: atmel-firmware, linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1), linux-restricted-common
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.187.33_all.deb
Size: 124863360
MD5sum: fe1d01beae9e11bf5207b079cd6ba527
SHA1: 54b9003bbbca230a88b9ea00aaaa267efac0e70a
SHA256: 3da93f45edc2d475171e23f7196b573ff02d423ab8dd08c0fb7af8a43f430852
SHA512: d20a6d0015bc7977407f936c0f83f2e01a913b2fa31d816ed10e7099216d62ea701faa444699feb5f07b1449757e4dc74ea332927fb76612d75bedb812b3a0b2
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: all
Version: 1.187
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 522910
Provides: atmel-firmware
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: linux-firmware-raspi2 (<= 1.20190819-0ubuntu2), linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: atmel-firmware, linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1), linux-restricted-common
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.187_all.deb
Size: 98718284
MD5sum: b9d9ab13f41f316a33f406d5145939ce
SHA1: 875ed1bb7f9738965cc5edcb435237812fb2fa4b
SHA256: cb27d20f8a11ddd89ca4d0de9f6c2b3abf6266a1005f774ec8b11fc1983a7893
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop