Information about the package, b43-tools, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The b43-tools package is designed for, Tools for the Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chip.
Package Name:
b43-tools
Summary:
Tools for the Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chip
Description:
Tools for the Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chip.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0
Release:
0.4.git20090125.1.el6
Size:
77 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and GPLv3
Control the b43-tools package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install b43-tools
This command will install b43-tools on the server.
yum remove b43-tools
This command will un-install b43-tools on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove b43-tools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove b43-tools
This command will un-install b43-tools 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-tools when using the -y flag.
yum update b43-tools
This command will update b43-tools to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove b43-tools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update b43-tools
This command will update b43-tools 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-tools when using the -y flag.
yum info b43-tools
This command will show you core information about the b43-tools package.
yum deplist b43-tools
This command will show you the dependencies for b43-tools. 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-tools
This command will check if there is an update waiting on b43-tools. 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.