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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "linux-wlan-ng-firmware" package

This is a short guide on how to install linux-wlan-ng-firmware on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-wlan-ng-firmware on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: linux-wlan-ng-firmware
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 187
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: all
Source: linux-wlan-ng
Version: 0.2.9+dfsg-5
Depends: linux-wlan-ng (>= 0.2.9+dfsg-5), build-essential, debhelper, subversion, fakeroot
Filename: pool/universe/l/linux-wlan-ng/linux-wlan-ng-firmware_0.2.9+dfsg-5_all.deb
Size: 19164
MD5sum: 645717cd002ff633862d177e548f953a
SHA1: 457d7636c0231f62a4e1c3c0ecf57a5dd8b52e42
SHA256: 5aa2473de77a09cedf57219b5c38f66942362c41f0299127a63a5dbaafc46d96
Description-en: firmware files used by the linux-wlan-ng driver
linux-wlan-ng is a set of drivers and utilities that is intended to
provide the full range of IEEE 802.11 MAC management capabilities for use
in user-mode utilities and scripts. The package currently supports the
Intersil 802.11b Prism2, Prism2.5, and Prism3 reference designs for
PCMCIA, PCI, and USB. Additionally, the package includes support for the
PLX9052 based PCI to PCMCIA adapter with a few different PCMCIA cards.
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This package doesn't contain the firmware files, but a script to download
the upstream source tarball and build a deb that contains them. Note that
only some adapters really need a firmware file and that firmware files are
not completely free (in the sense of freely redistributable), that's why
this package exists.
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For newer kernels (2.6.31+) which have the in-tree prism2_usb driver,
you can install the prism2-usb-firmware-installer package instead.
Description-md5: aca696fa5779cf313c199c5a7790603d
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu