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what do I need to add to my sources.list for the new non-free-firmware repository?
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Rick Thomas
Jan 31, 2023, 7:30:06 AM1/31/23
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I've got a couple of Debian systems that (for various reasons) are running "testing" or "sid". I recently did
apt update && apt upgrade && aptitude search '~o'
on these machines and found that a number of firmware packages are considered "obsolete", presumably because they are no longer in any of the repositories listed in sources.list.
So what do I need to add to my sources.list file to get them back now?
Here's what I see:
root@kmac:~# aptitude search '~o'
i A firmware-amd-graphics - Binary firmware for AMD/ATI graphics chips
i firmware-linux - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel (metapackage)
i A firmware-linux-nonfree - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel (metapackage)
i A firmware-misc-nonfree - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
root@kmac:~#
Any thoughts?
Rick
apt update && apt upgrade && aptitude search '~o'
on these machines and found that a number of firmware packages are considered "obsolete", presumably because they are no longer in any of the repositories listed in sources.list.
So what do I need to add to my sources.list file to get them back now?
Here's what I see:
root@kmac:~# aptitude search '~o'
i A firmware-amd-graphics - Binary firmware for AMD/ATI graphics chips
i firmware-linux - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel (metapackage)
i A firmware-linux-nonfree - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel (metapackage)
i A firmware-misc-nonfree - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
root@kmac:~#
Any thoughts?
Rick
David
Jan 31, 2023, 8:00:08 AM1/31/23
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On Tue, 31 Jan 2023 at 23:21, Rick Thomas <rick....@pobox.com> wrote:
> I've got a couple of Debian systems that (for various reasons) are running "testing" or "sid".
> I recently did
> apt update && apt upgrade && aptitude search '~o'
> on these machines and found that a number of firmware packages are considered
> "obsolete", presumably because they are no longer in any of the repositories listed
> in sources.list.
>
> So what do I need to add to my sources.list file to get them back now?
Hi, I'm not running testing or sid, so I can't be sure, but I suggest to
> I've got a couple of Debian systems that (for various reasons) are running "testing" or "sid".
> I recently did
> apt update && apt upgrade && aptitude search '~o'
> on these machines and found that a number of firmware packages are considered
> "obsolete", presumably because they are no longer in any of the repositories listed
> in sources.list.
>
> So what do I need to add to my sources.list file to get them back now?
start with this recent thread:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/01/msg00706.html
followed by 'apt update'.
Brad Rogers
Jan 31, 2023, 12:00:05 PM1/31/23
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On Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:03:51 -0800
"Rick Thomas" <rick....@pobox.com> wrote:
Hello Rick,
>So what do I need to add to my sources.list file to get them back now?
There was an announcement a few days ago, saying what to do. Typically,
I cannot find it ATM.
However, you simply need to add;
non-free-firmware
To the relevant part(s) of your sources.list file.
How you go about that may depend on what you use to do software updates.
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"Rick Thomas" <rick....@pobox.com> wrote:
Hello Rick,
>So what do I need to add to my sources.list file to get them back now?
I cannot find it ATM.
However, you simply need to add;
non-free-firmware
To the relevant part(s) of your sources.list file.
How you go about that may depend on what you use to do software updates.
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