How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware.src" package

Learn how to install linux-firmware.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-firmware.src" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall linux-firmware.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-firmware.src package on Oracle Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 2:59:19 ago on Mon Sep 12 02:51:38 2022.
Available Packages
Name : linux-firmware
Epoch : 999
Version : 20220304
Release : 999.13.gitf011ccb4.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 352 M
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : Firmware files used by the Linux kernel
URL : https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/
License : GPL+ and GPLv2+ and MIT and Redistributable, no modification permitted
Description : This package includes firmware files required for some devices to
: operate.