How to Install and Uninstall fwupd Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "fwupd" package

This is a short guide on how to install fwupd on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                fwupd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fwupd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fwupd on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
                fwupd
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fwupd package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : fwupd
Version : 1.9.14-1
Description : Simple daemon to allow session software to update firmware
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
Licenses : LGPL-2.1-or-later
Groups : None
Provides : libfwupd.so=2-64
Depends On : bluez curl efivar flashrom fwupd-efi gcab gnutls
hicolor-icon-theme libarchive libcbor libgudev libgusb
libjcat json-glib libmm-glib libqmi libsmbios libxmlb
passim polkit protobuf-c python shared-mime-info
tpm2-tss libarchive.so=13-64 libcbor.so=0.11-64
libcurl.so=4-64 libgudev-1.0.so=0-64
libjson-glib-1.0.so=0-64 libmm-glib.so=0-64
libpassim.so=1-64 libprotobuf-c.so=1-64 libqmi-glib.so=5-64
Optional Deps : udisks2: UEFI firmware upgrade support
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 5.45 MiB
Installed Size : 12.47 MiB
Packager : Frederik Schwan
Build Date : Mon Feb 26 19:15:28 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature