How To Install iwl100-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl100-firmware.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. iwl100-firmware.noarch is Firmware for Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 100 Series Adapters

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl100-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is iwl100-firmware.noarch

This package contains the firmware required by the iwlagn driver for Linux to support the iwl100 hardware. Usage of the firmware is subject to the terms and conditions contained inside the provided LICENSE file. Please read it carefully.

We can use yum to install iwl100-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iwl100-firmware.noarch.

Install iwl100-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install iwl100-firmware.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iwl100-firmware.noarch

How To Uninstall iwl100-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the iwl100-firmware.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove iwl100-firmware.noarch

iwl100-firmware.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-100-5.ucode
/usr/share/doc/iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1
/usr/share/doc/iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1/LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware
/usr/share/doc/iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1/WHENCE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl100-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.