How to Install and Uninstall b43-fwcutter Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "b43-fwcutter" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "b43-fwcutter" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                b43-fwcutter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the b43-fwcutter package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: b43-fwcutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:019-6
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/main/b/b43-fwcutter/b43-fwcutter_019-6_amd64.deb
Size: 26216
MD5sum: ffd6541037fa014497e3f9f8a1b0b9ea
SHA1: 82ba0fe330336335f0eddba731307cefa90462ee
SHA256: 1366dc1419679fe1ae7d7e45e9a6e72446368f70d3c5dbe12a9526272eb19934
SHA512: 48515c495dcea4b902a586ff592a64885b587c7d2867c83fdef586840e8c8126dda3032bd848d311e5edecc554d328393d09624e7ec2585c13e3ab06e0c48193
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Description-en: utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
This package provides a tool for extracting BCM43xx wireless chip
firmware from Broadcom's proprietary driver files.
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It is used by the firmware-b43(legacy)-installer packages as part of
the automated process of downloading and installing firmware.
Description-md5: 19713b4b3c64e57d9fe7a1aec56c25e1