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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "fwupdate" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fwupdate on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fwupdate on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: fwupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12-7~ubuntu18.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian EFI
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Depends: fwupd
Breaks: fwupdate-amd64-signed-template (<< 12-5), fwupdate-arm64-signed-template (<< 12-5), fwupdate-armhf-signed-template (<< 12-5), fwupdate-i386-signed-template (<< 12-5)
Filename: pool/main/f/fwupdate/fwupdate_12-7~ubuntu18.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 3400
MD5sum: 97cefa215687c76425245b8ab74adfb6
SHA1: ec33766887c39e2bc14a091e8ec6cf99a912afcd
SHA256: 20e035c9914d9c94b16c60dbcf0b4c0becbe82a3dbdd97c3c3746c89094c32d3
SHA512: 3a616bc33a625f25b465486e875b4c368c65f2d27b3c7bb37349a9df08e37e573c4b2e7bef0da0f6adfc75248194afd8e51c2b6cde9ef09abb8b6cb8aaf2a57f
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/fwupdate
Description: Transitional package for fwupd
Description-md5: e66ac7d8cabdca74901822fe463887c4
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-live, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y

Package: fwupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10-3
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: 244
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libefivar1 (>= 34), libfwup1 (= 10-3), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), efibootmgr, e2fsprogs
Filename: pool/main/f/fwupdate/fwupdate_10-3_amd64.deb
Size: 40064
MD5sum: b4306155f6d0cb557cc4c34bb272689c
SHA1: 116d030adcebff85d4726550334b6f119c88e58c
SHA256: ca1091173893fb4fbff6e321dacf6d92ed5dc005f89ba3719b1d382aff0cafb1
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/fwupdate
Description: Tools to manage UEFI firmware updates
Description-md5: c71beb93c936676e2ac6515b655803f8
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-live, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y