How To Install firmware-ast on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-ast on Ubuntu.
What is firmware-ast
firmware-ast is:
This package contains the binary firmware for ASpeed Technologies graphics chips supported by the xserver-xorg-video-ast driver.
Contents:
- AST microcode (ast_dp501_fw.bin)
There are three methods to install firmware-ast on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firmware-ast Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-ast using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-ast
Install firmware-ast Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-ast using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-ast
Install firmware-ast Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-ast using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-ast
How To Uninstall firmware-ast on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the firmware-ast package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-ast
Uninstall firmware-ast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-ast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-ast
Remove firmware-ast Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-ast configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-ast
Remove firmware-ast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-ast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-ast
Dependencies
firmware-ast have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-ast package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.