Information about the package, b43-openfwwf, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The b43-openfwwf package is designed for, Open firmware for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chips.
Package Name:
b43-openfwwf
Summary:
Open firmware for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chips
Description:
Open firmware for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chips. Currently supported models are 4306, 4311(rev1), 4318 and 4320.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
5.2
Release:
10.el6
Size:
31 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the b43-openfwwf package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install b43-openfwwf
This command will install b43-openfwwf on the server.
yum remove b43-openfwwf
This command will un-install b43-openfwwf on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove b43-openfwwf, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove b43-openfwwf
This command will un-install b43-openfwwf 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-openfwwf when using the -y flag.
yum update b43-openfwwf
This command will update b43-openfwwf to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove b43-openfwwf, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update b43-openfwwf
This command will update b43-openfwwf 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-openfwwf when using the -y flag.
yum info b43-openfwwf
This command will show you core information about the b43-openfwwf package.
yum deplist b43-openfwwf
This command will show you the dependencies for b43-openfwwf. 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-openfwwf
This command will check if there is an update waiting on b43-openfwwf. 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.