How to Install and Uninstall fwupd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "fwupd" package

This is a short guide on how to install fwupd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall fwupd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fwupd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fwupd package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.14-0~18.04.2
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: 9324
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.17), libefiboot1 (>= 34), libefivar1 (>= 34), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libfwupd2 (>= 1.2.9), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 1.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.53.2), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.7), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 212), libgusb2 (>= 0.2.10), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsmbios-c2, libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libxmlb1, shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, fwupd-signed
Suggests: bolt, tpm2-tools, tpm2-abrmd
Breaks: gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: 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_1.2.14-0~18.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 2488752
MD5sum: fe5b99feedfb4a607e40a5e4641af5c1
SHA1: f94aee595c1b8d9aded284e2a447c2697e7e19cd
SHA256: 5b6f9810b4d73f12b1d43cc341d1ef0bf4f197e56ce085d8f308cb637f368aa7
SHA512: d9044de03dce91465ccd3e4e820f62df43afbe1bb77bc0bd5c40b56a2643175fec988ca09729b44979da1fb2fbd64bfa1689c4597eed2bd9430fdf71f0e33928
Homepage: https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: e2a6a4815ade6f8e643ec5c7e24a3e37
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5
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: 9264
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.17), libefiboot1 (>= 34), libefivar1 (>= 34), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libfwupd2 (>= 1.2.9), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 1.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.53.2), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.7), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 212), libgusb2 (>= 0.2.10), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsmbios-c2, libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libxmlb1, shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, fwupd-signed
Suggests: bolt, tpm2-tools, tpm2-abrmd
Breaks: gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: 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_1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5_amd64.deb
Size: 2481172
MD5sum: 6e763412392d5b26c562430e7e8cb555
SHA1: cb2a9881689e617c50b9d20ef8d7de23df6818b8
SHA256: 74d12ca1987587ee462152158bfc3ab5d40cfc66a55ffd2f23dfb0cbd5c52bb0
SHA512: 10aec2dcf486a151a5b369bcec847dcd377ed934560eac8eac5b4a641be6b3981d72138b13ed03c67daa3ff8f5a0632d35a24ef5ed4ad6adac66f49be109d976
Homepage: https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: e2a6a4815ade6f8e643ec5c7e24a3e37
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.6-2
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: 3208
Depends: libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.7.4), libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.17), libcolorhug2 (>= 1.2.12), libefivar1 (>= 34), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libfwup1, libfwupd2 (>= 1.0.4), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 1.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.8), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.7), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libgusb2 (>= 0.2.10), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.12.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsmbios-c2, libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
Recommends: fwupdate, python3
Breaks: gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: 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_1.0.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1436712
MD5sum: eb06ecfa34b2da647090b91c19ad2569
SHA1: 1e4816afbd2276cd3f06128c9c7c172415d2a769
SHA256: 013ff2ece81d9648d0560b198e87bd75d870ea9f3cd7824d8e98251852ed9b02
Homepage: https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: 2366d8875b9abc72dfb92e2b22b3d1eb
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y