How to Install and Uninstall kernel-firmware Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "kernel-firmware" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kernel-firmware on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                kernel-firmware
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kernel-firmware" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall kernel-firmware on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                kernel-firmware
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kernel-firmware package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package kernel-firmware:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : kernel-firmware
Version : 20240229-1.1
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.09 GiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : kernel-firmware-20240229-1.1.src
Upstream URL : https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/
Summary : Linux kernel firmware files
Description :
This package contains the raw uncompressed firmware files for Linux kernel
drivers. This package is provided only for compatibility with older kernels
that do not support the compressed format.