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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

This guide let you learn how to install intel-microcode on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20231114.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12197
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20231114.1_amd64.deb
Size: 6050788
MD5sum: afd40bc12bc7c83c40d120579627105c
SHA1: fa004370a86b6dba0e8e77f568fbc49b2102bd7e
SHA256: 1a8d350bbf31c64eb5199ecfb3f8f9758f596df446e2fe0f5ce4fa4700cfd77e
SHA512: 5fea1668f01fa9c76d5baea8e6301047d9fad8afe68f837346ea615ce0d2cdcd98f3d73ee77b75f86143e3f2a616ea680f6d28df69389166367c7891a617a41e
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Task: cloud-minimal