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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

This tutorial shows how to install intel-microcode on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall intel-microcode on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20220809.0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5819
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20220809.0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 4069344
MD5sum: fc0706703ef720b25cf3e248943882db
SHA1: 1046b9e4606908c3d1e5279fbe4dafb9f687df69
SHA256: adf2100c21d8ddfa8a39b791b7c455eeb2b1fa2f92c273f3699a2b5e24baa25a
SHA512: 1098708a51ff59d9ba9526ede83cc4ac42e57fe11ed5b2ed4e865a50a59abb5380dc80fde0de1c7975eb5af92cd7b343b11c8ebb6917b466c5960cb0570c7b5b
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Phased-Update-Percentage: 50
Supported: 5y

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5801
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20220510.0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 4062788
MD5sum: 5c75ec9db949c07d72cefce03c2fb237
SHA1: 53b1f79e7f1cc0d2008be68ca49a4aec1fe69146
SHA256: 96dab5a694fa0b84fd980634986f7356b0c9f4f98cbbda39da5c97bde088978e
SHA512: 5c7f3a2d6b5298088ef9555edb8f88e83dc6200d04cc7a35a3f6d86d87fa9abdc22ed63f59587c5235b414acbc4f063a9538a3ee1d91ddf9eedf5d3d8657684a
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Supported: 5y

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1530
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1143480
MD5sum: 7a5e13c2e5e73582175790f4be4d3ad3
SHA1: ae4d875dcd49060409bfed5382c7009fe418e321
SHA256: 3bf279cf15144440dfdb7fb5b75c2a04be08f7a9a65bdf1e23f11a42abe6abbc
Homepage: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=linux+microcode
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Supported: 5y