How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware" package

Please follow the instructions below to install linux-firmware on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-firmware
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-firmware" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-firmware on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-firmware
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-firmware package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20240202.git36777504-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Original-Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 468116
Provides: atmel-firmware
Recommends: firmware-sof-signed
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: amd64-microcode (<= 3.20220411.1ubuntu1), initramfs-tools (<< 0.142ubuntu8~), linux-firmware-raspi2 (<= 1.20190819-0ubuntu2), linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: atmel-firmware, linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1), linux-restricted-common
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20240202.git36777504-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 469803582
MD5sum: 356be6ab10d1d4bdaeb1979fe37349c4
SHA1: 872f43f8eb9ae90ec95cd7d3d26e3db3ff88f9af
SHA256: 5fcb79e5185d1b0552bff5fa5b83bcab497203162241fa65f4300d3a64d4250e
SHA512: a76451990b6d3ed71b202aeb247bd6d81ca0339f20a76fac81cb06ce5777b2eda0b8dc086693ff2412bc38c53132e15cf3fcac1fcb63aa3f2fd8e26cd0aa4c34
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Task: server-live