How to Install and Uninstall b43-fwcutter Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "b43-fwcutter" package

This tutorial shows how to install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: b43-fwcutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:019-7build1
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 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/b/b43-fwcutter/b43-fwcutter_019-7build1_amd64.deb
Size: 27852
MD5sum: 14cb0b0af7c3a9eff5a679d8fe189443
SHA1: 9e24efed0d531f1af2f27d1de260f8791a8779b7
SHA256: 92a2e0bddf3e8541e4b2023ee179b4d430c87da6f35b9e091d2cca7a78e2e6e5
SHA512: b04aa2191ed41b2c55412aeb1a258d89390de8dbbcca6bd5c2b05a7f618141e6f14ba0887044e3f7581989338b0425b37d36268f3759181c2867306dcfedf376
Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.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