How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

This is a short guide on how to install amd64-microcode on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                amd64-microcode
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "amd64-microcode" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall amd64-microcode on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                amd64-microcode
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the amd64-microcode package on Kali Linux

Package: amd64-microcode
Version: 3.20231019.1
Installed-Size: 371
Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Architecture: amd64
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Size: 160836
SHA256: 7508f1d35ec09cdb35e7205e732ff84d874002119ddda4cf08a557be748e27fe
SHA1: 49633278e102f11b733e6718f1e66114ee595923
MD5sum: fe716aadf02cc718f4725994f075bdaa
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
This package contains microcode patches for all AMD AMD64
processors. AMD releases microcode patches to correct
processor behavior as documented in the respective processor
revision guides. This package includes both AMD CPU microcode
patches and AMD SEV firmware updates.
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For Intel processors, please refer to the intel-microcode package.
Description-md5:
Section: non-free-firmware/admin
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/non-free-firmware/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20231019.1_amd64.deb