How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install linux-firmware on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-firmware
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-firmware" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-firmware on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                linux-firmware
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-firmware package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: all
Version: 1.157.23
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 233791
Provides: atmel-firmware
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: atmel-firmware, linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1), linux-restricted-common
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.157.23_all.deb
Size: 50647642
MD5sum: f88e86d501a85c6da1e3f4c53fe2363d
SHA1: 204890961ac75040f3d90957e532663f026e37fb
SHA256: ac3f7477e7291238ef3018d43bea163044b45e13e028cff773438f7fa629f847
SHA512: 01235351b4f09f99c54ab361b5feae4e507e44865a4c0fb0896d9db3bd50404c367b7cb3c53ea50fdb3df94eb2275405fea4fcdd91bc79d4ec83ffc8af9be946
Description-en: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
This package provides firmware used by Linux kernel drivers.
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-firmware
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 119322
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Version: 1.157
Replaces: atmel-firmware, linux-restricted-common
Provides: atmel-firmware
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.157_all.deb
Size: 32601468
MD5sum: 0c293e43d91bcaf548c792832c488132
SHA1: 8953b13721ad229dd4020a8f3b7c70feecb96969
SHA256: be8cc67311ffb8dcfa8f6dfc5135466e81162abb6ff2d88098a63810cb32db47
Description-en: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
This package provides firmware used by Linux kernel drivers.
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y