How to Install and Uninstall firmware-ast Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "firmware-ast" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install firmware-ast on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Learn how to uninstall firmware-ast on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                firmware-ast
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firmware-ast package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: firmware-ast
Architecture: all
Version: 20140808-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Baumann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 42
Suggests: initramfs-tools
Enhances: firmware-linux-free, xserver-xorg-video-ast
Filename: pool/multiverse/f/firmware-ast/firmware-ast_20140808-2_all.deb
Size: 8608
MD5sum: 815c591605d4b31ad70645ee9f9973e8
SHA1: 83d3376a4d11ccae36b9569c0bbacd6e2cb189dc
SHA256: b5733d818800bc9f5b2b203c8ba10ebceaf5326f8b9a605f538b5b7a24a746e1
SHA512: 1159b08cdc281615e9391bab0d21fb0a5f45fd5e7dcfe88a918c28dfc0e9a4e04e84a83b12e0187142bbf01b609043f71bab7bfb2dce673d6837e11f4b0d76d3
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast
Description-en: Binary firmware for ASpeed Technologies graphics chips
This package contains the binary firmware for ASpeed Technologies graphics
chips supported by the xserver-xorg-video-ast driver.
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Contents:
* AST microcode (ast_dp501_fw.bin)
Description-md5: f1e72a8a15cae2c6b502b3e482c0aa68