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

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install intel-microcode on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall intel-microcode on Kali Linux:


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

Package: intel-microcode
Version: 3.20231114.1
Installed-Size: 12197
Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Architecture: amd64
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Size: 6102264
SHA256: b558b13bd548cb1ca23494059865c8a5a01a349b7153f92e9fd597b61607079a
SHA1: 8a067ed477dd6f96f76d1646727febf365aad7aa
MD5sum: ba3692ec327bdb525fe811324c67ea28
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
This package contains updated system processor microcode for
Intel i686 and Intel X86-64 processors. Intel releases microcode
updates to correct processor behavior as documented in the
respective processor specification updates.
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For AMD processors, please refer to the amd64-microcode package.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Section: non-free-firmware/admin
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/non-free-firmware/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20231114.1_amd64.deb