Information about the package, b43-fwcutter, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The b43-fwcutter package is designed for, Firmware extraction tool for Broadcom wireless driver.
Package Name:
b43-fwcutter
Summary:
Firmware extraction tool for Broadcom wireless driver
Description:
This package contains the 'b43-fwcutter' tool which is used to extract firmware for the Broadcom network devices. See the README.Fedora file shipped in the package's documentation for instructions on using this tool.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
012
Release:
2.2.el6
Size:
17 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the b43-fwcutter package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install b43-fwcutter
This command will install b43-fwcutter on the server.
yum remove b43-fwcutter
This command will un-install b43-fwcutter on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove b43-fwcutter, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove b43-fwcutter
This command will un-install b43-fwcutter on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove b43-fwcutter when using the -y flag.
yum update b43-fwcutter
This command will update b43-fwcutter to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove b43-fwcutter, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update b43-fwcutter
This command will update b43-fwcutter to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove b43-fwcutter when using the -y flag.
yum info b43-fwcutter
This command will show you core information about the b43-fwcutter package.
yum deplist b43-fwcutter
This command will show you the dependencies for b43-fwcutter. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update b43-fwcutter
This command will check if there is an update waiting on b43-fwcutter. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.