How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

This tutorial shows how to install amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20231019.1ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 372
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2), linux-firmware (<< 20220819.git8413c63c-0ubuntu1~)
Replaces: linux-firmware (<< 20220819.git8413c63c-0ubuntu1~)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20231019.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 172484
MD5sum: c3bf0af0f730c53a99dd0dac221305ca
SHA1: 494c4891c87380d25fc867dd6c41fa90b56f35ea
SHA256: 9267565e510554a556fe52ca08dfdcc4b511540c50abf7e95f8f152bddb0c269
SHA512: 5e23bb1883facb10f46c20def157b2508302ac9a8fefd28b17def60e26f39cb4b4dd8650bb70b077c8cd1cf912ad0cb1e7840c3977ca2c4f20f6a20b1710f084
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 23fa6bfa66f5bae20d70af0ec3052425
Task: cloud-minimal