There has to be some instructions in the docs... let me check it.
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
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I should have looked harder, thanks for directing my attention to the documentation.
> should I just copy dvb-usb-af9015.fw to
> /lib/firmware
Yep, so it seems and afterwards, re-connect the card.
This worked without any fuss.
I'm still very reluctant to update/install a new kernel :-P\
I agree, I am relatively new to linux world and there is a steep learning curve. I would rather not install software from backports.
Thanks Camaleon.