How to Install and Uninstall fwupd Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "fwupd" package

This guide let you learn how to install fwupd on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "fwupd" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall fwupd on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fwupd package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.9-1~22.04.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian EFI
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6736
Provides: fwupdate
Depends: libfwupd2 (= 1.7.9-1~22.04.3), libfwupdplugin5 (= 1.7.9-1~22.04.3), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.63.0), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.70.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.3), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libgusb2 (>= 0.3.8), libjcat1 (>= 0.1.4), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libmbim-glib4 (>= 1.26.0), libmbim-proxy, libmm-glib0 (>= 1.18), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libqmi-glib5 (>= 1.18.0), libqmi-proxy, libsmbios-c2, libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.6.1), libsystemd0, libtss2-esys-3.0.2-0 (>= 2.3.1), libxmlb2 (>= 0.3.2), shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, bolt, dbus, secureboot-db, udisks2, fwupd-signed
Suggests: gir1.2-fwupd-2.0
Conflicts: fwupdate-amd64-signed, fwupdate-arm64-signed, fwupdate-armhf-signed, fwupdate-i386-signed
Breaks: fwupdate (<< 12-7), gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: fwupdate (<< 12-7), gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Filename: pool/main/f/fwupd/fwupd_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 2561530
MD5sum: c9be550434c63951914f2c13c7160b94
SHA1: 6af45482df43b99b6020959a68c33f946733eeb9
SHA256: c17405a7e965b6cbff64dc53deb77d650aaf3eff384c0f97cb53d0002742a3bb
SHA512: e218262f34aa9ebeaed4c353b541ff8507d6ad880540fc5bc37e7efe15aa9d2d5304322a7fcf9d27cf401f55fde11342ecfaa64776265e36c1259122920229fc
Homepage: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: cdd6fee34520bc38e3f317c22bf0694b
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.5-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian EFI
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6648
Provides: fwupdate
Depends: libfwupd2 (= 1.7.5-3), libfwupdplugin5 (= 1.7.5-3), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.63.0), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libflashrom1, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.70.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.3), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libgusb2 (>= 0.3.6), libjcat1 (>= 0.1.3), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libmbim-glib4 (>= 1.26.0), libmbim-proxy, libmm-glib0 (>= 1.10.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libqmi-glib5 (>= 1.18.0), libqmi-proxy, libsmbios-c2, libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.6.1), libsystemd0, libtss2-esys-3.0.2-0 (>= 2.3.1), libxmlb2 (>= 0.3.2), shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, bolt, dbus, secureboot-db, udisks2, fwupd-signed
Suggests: gir1.2-fwupd-2.0
Conflicts: fwupdate-amd64-signed, fwupdate-arm64-signed, fwupdate-armhf-signed, fwupdate-i386-signed
Breaks: fwupdate (<< 12-7), gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: fwupdate (<< 12-7), gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Filename: pool/main/f/fwupd/fwupd_1.7.5-3_amd64.deb
Size: 2534354
MD5sum: 7834a9b6c158be8f20e10f9c641e8a2d
SHA1: f692e3ca6b7ab51becd1e9b3e2ede79a4a3af6e4
SHA256: 42b0b3b9e61e6566370b6b4c575fd6166298f09858228735cf18ac37c18ebfd8
SHA512: bc8c2e748ca9e607d9d22397b743b69c2d47269b3b76c4a8921c6f4132ddd97675f74ba4445a5a86db9ad6a3ab899e8656ec7585c912dba80d9d356f750ae56b
Homepage: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: cdd6fee34520bc38e3f317c22bf0694b
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi