How to Install and Uninstall firmware-ast Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the firmware-ast on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "firmware-ast" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install firmware-ast on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall firmware-ast on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: firmware-ast
Architecture: all
Version: 20140808-4
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_20140808-4_all.deb
Size: 9172
MD5sum: 27ab8d491099630d946d7600cfa3bb18
SHA1: 6353103e9e8f2b18c6265ab1027573087ae85d79
SHA256: 00f839f98716cfaf6684283de6dd9939482a034848a7ed5bc1ee14c0abd18baa
SHA512: 670df57f24cd336b5a0d36d3149d5a461a5a766ee28e772bd3d661d2505090cc822231855aa25433a3894a2192194da88475cd878f58fc5e1bb1044489349286
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast
Description: Binary firmware for ASpeed Technologies graphics chips
Description-md5: f1e72a8a15cae2c6b502b3e482c0aa68