How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

Please follow the steps below to install amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install amd64-microcode

2. Uninstall "amd64-microcode" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove amd64-microcode $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the amd64-microcode package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191218.1ubuntu1.2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 121
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20191218.1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 68592
MD5sum: d7d08e655441d4efa00d1e1db58cfdac
SHA1: c9936959b73aecb7fd8212f549ba34474909dde8
SHA256: 6f955b84c8c52f0355175d1868c30ad65f764f073acfe97a919ca524e9567b86
SHA512: 763d314c54ec0b1eb7f4f8dc639f75a3f4ab2b295c1ba9ce1d432bcfc6773310fea1668293250a2547509d9debd6dc5f116604901e55ea46b5cf4a271509c964
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191218.1ubuntu1
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_3.20191218.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 31752
MD5sum: af1aa84ca77ecfce090a4fe60cf5bd6e
SHA1: a36377107d9dac66506fb0662bbfeec35fb03e4a
SHA256: 0ff25a05611f102651fe8680ac78e00c8e93e8689a2a9ffcdf0586dbf643614c
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop