Moving firmware packages from non-free to non-free-firmware

[AxL]

This afternoon, reading some threads on Siduction forum; I came across this interesting thread:

• Change in Debian sources.list
  

Where a major change to the non-free repository is noted. And that is the creation of a new repository exclusively for the firmware, called 'non-free-firmware'.
 (As explained in the above link)

[....] Users of sid and testing need to apply a change to their Debian sources.list to be able to obtain firmware-updates in the future.

No matter if you have non-free and /or contrib in your sources already, please add:

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non-free-firmware

to /etc/apt/sources.list

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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

Another thread with the same subject can be found at:

• Besides 'main, contrib and non-free' now 'non-free-firmware' in sources.list - Debian User Forums
  

See also:

• Re: Moving firmware packages from non-free to non-free-firmware
  
  
• Announce packages moving to the non-free-firmware area?
  
  
  - Graphical example of the change already made:
  
  
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The following packages will be upgraded:
  atmel-firmware bluez-firmware firmware-amd-graphics firmware-atheros firmware-bnx2 firmware-bnx2x
  firmware-brcm80211 firmware-ipw2x00 firmware-ivtv firmware-iwlwifi firmware-libertas firmware-linux
  firmware-linux-nonfree firmware-misc-nonfree firmware-myricom firmware-netxen firmware-qlogic
  firmware-realtek firmware-ti-connectivity
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