How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191021.1+really3.20181128.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20191021.1+really3.20181128.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 31584
MD5sum: 01426e0fa9de573fc2990378c244e4b2
SHA1: 4020c2c22ab527442fbf227542503a9c88583dc3
SHA256: 40c0e092592da96ce42943926653d4652a56e3715031df90132493dd98dddfef
SHA512: 7b157d28c4b4e82932b91e09f9dea5fedfbd667fbbefb8cd043bac4b8c93a4de27bbaac632d9313000fd55fb4ae820dfd2aa93a728875fa18d8aade48d4893f2
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Supported: 5y

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20171205.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 72
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20171205.1_amd64.deb
Size: 32776
MD5sum: 957e2215d95fc736bb34e2df0d84f9af
SHA1: 74555b2564bc0a40603f6e8e141371dbe09a8088
SHA256: 4c262e9fbd92e1fd82e2eca1f2f8423df3640cd436941659e0a2e75d81bc561c
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Supported: 5y