How to Install firmware-cavium software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install firmware-cavium software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

firmware-cavium software package provides Binary firmware for Cavium Ethernet adapters, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

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

firmware-cavium is installed in your system.

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

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

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

firmware-cavium package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Kernels
Package firmware-cavium
Version 20160824-1
Description Binary firmware for Cavium Ethernet adapters
Sub Section Kernels


See Also, How to uninstall or remove firmware-cavium software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?