How To Install madwimax 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 madwimax on Ubuntu.
What is madwimax
madwimax is:
madwimax is an experimental reverse-engineered Linux driver for mobile WiMAX (802.16e) devices based on Samsung CMC-730 chip. These devices are currently supported:
- Samsung SWC-U200
- Samsung SWC-E100
- Samsung SWM-S10R (it is built in Samsung NC-10 netbook)
This package contains the user-space standalone implementation of the driver. It requires Universal TUN/TAP support in your kernel.
There are three methods to install madwimax 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 madwimax Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install madwimax using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install madwimax
Install madwimax Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install madwimax using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install madwimax
Install madwimax 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 madwimax using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install madwimax
How To Uninstall madwimax on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the madwimax package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove madwimax
Uninstall madwimax And Its Dependencies
To uninstall madwimax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove madwimax
Remove madwimax Configurations and Data
To remove madwimax configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge madwimax
Remove madwimax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove madwimax configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge madwimax
Dependencies
madwimax have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install madwimax package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.