I have installed debian 5.4 on an old 32 bit pc.
The network adapter does not work (Realtek) I assume because the drivers are missing in the installation package.
I downloaded the drivers from the internet (https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/firmware-realtek) but I don't know where to save them on the PC.
Can I get advice from the most experienced?
Thank you
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Realtek Network Adapter
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Re: Realtek Network Adapter
What exactly is Debian 5.4? An old version of Lenny? That's an obsolete version.
Re: Realtek Network Adapter
Sorry, sorry.... I have a mistake!
The version is "debian-11.5.0-i386-netinst"
The version is "debian-11.5.0-i386-netinst"
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Re: Realtek Network Adapter
That's not the way it works in Linux. You do not usually download a program from a web site and install it.
In Linux you find the program in a package manager, which downloads the program from a repository, installs it in the right place, and tells you when it needs updating. In Debian, there is a separate repository for software which is not free, from which the firmware for you network comes, which you will have to enable. You can do this from the command line or use a GUI like Synaptic.
You can learn about installing software in Debian here (there are several languages available):
https://wiki.debian.org/PackageManagement
https://wiki.debian.org/Synaptic?highli ... ent%5Cb%29
In Linux you find the program in a package manager, which downloads the program from a repository, installs it in the right place, and tells you when it needs updating. In Debian, there is a separate repository for software which is not free, from which the firmware for you network comes, which you will have to enable. You can do this from the command line or use a GUI like Synaptic.
You can learn about installing software in Debian here (there are several languages available):
https://wiki.debian.org/PackageManagement
https://wiki.debian.org/Synaptic?highli ... ent%5Cb%29
Re: Realtek Network Adapter
you can install the realtek firmware with the command "sudo apt install firmware-realtek"gpalmia wrote: ↑2022-10-04 13:09 I have installed debian 5.4 on an old 32 bit pc.
The network adapter does not work (Realtek) I assume because the drivers are missing in the installation package.
I downloaded the drivers from the internet (https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/firmware-realtek) but I don't know where to save them on the PC.
Can I get advice from the most experienced?
Thank you
no need to download them.
Re: Realtek Network Adapter
But.... the network adapter do not work. How can I call apt?
I download the Realtek driver with another computer....
I download the Realtek driver with another computer....
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Re: Realtek Network Adapter
In this case you can use the Debian package installer to install the local file:
Edit: Actually you can use Apt to do the same thing:
https://mvogt.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/ ... -released/
(2015 is newfangled for me.)
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# dpkg -i <package name>
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apt install local-file.deb
(2015 is newfangled for me.)