How to Install firmware-realtek software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install firmware-realtek software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

firmware-realtek software package provides Binary firmware for Realtek wired and wireless network adapters, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install firmware-realtek 

firmware-realtek is installed in your system.

Make ensure the firmware-realtek package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep firmware-realtek *

You will get with firmware-realtek package name, version, architecture and description in a table

firmware-realtek package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Kernels
Package firmware-realtek
Version 0.43
Description Binary firmware for Realtek wired and wireless network adapters
Sub Section Kernels


See Also, How to uninstall or remove firmware-realtek software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?