How to Install and Uninstall b43-fwcutter Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "b43-fwcutter" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall b43-fwcutter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: b43-fwcutter
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 98
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:019-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/b/b43-fwcutter/b43-fwcutter_019-2_amd64.deb
Size: 23326
MD5sum: 7f41742fe3a4e6b62b24a832ac401e87
SHA1: cad01299e04dfee6b6cee0f46367ae04ad7b48c6
SHA256: ce608fbb3d82494467d6d2b69ef643be371d5db60e96ed858f58cb461b4dfc45
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
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: lubuntu-live