How To Install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch is Firmware for Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 6030 Series Adapters

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch

This package contains the firmware required by the iwlagn driver for Linux. 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 iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch.

Install iwl6000g2b-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 iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch

How To Uninstall iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch

iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
/usr/share/doc/iwl6000g2b-firmware-18.168.6.1
/usr/share/doc/iwl6000g2b-firmware-18.168.6.1/LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware
/usr/share/doc/iwl6000g2b-firmware-18.168.6.1/WHENCE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.