How to Install and Uninstall fwupd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "fwupd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install fwupd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fwupd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.9-1~20.04.3
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: 6684
Provides: fwupdate
Depends: libfwupd2 (= 1.7.9-1~20.04.3), libfwupdplugin5 (= 1.7.9-1~20.04.3), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.63.0), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.63.3), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libgusb2 (>= 0.3.4), libjcat1 (>= 0.1.4), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.4.2), libmbim-glib4 (>= 1.26.0), libmbim-proxy, libmm-glib0 (>= 1.18), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libqmi-glib5 (>= 1.18.0), libqmi-proxy, libsmbios-c2, libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.6.1), libsystemd0, libtss2-esys0 (>= 2.3.1), libxmlb2 (>= 0.3.2), shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, bolt, dbus, secureboot-db, udisks2, fwupd-signed
Suggests: gir1.2-fwupd-2.0
Conflicts: fwupdate-amd64-signed, fwupdate-arm64-signed, fwupdate-armhf-signed, fwupdate-i386-signed
Breaks: fwupdate (<< 12-7), gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: fwupdate (<< 12-7), 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_1.7.9-1~20.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 2453504
MD5sum: d3b4fc17778dbd81c7c52a9b2d59d341
SHA1: 4474bd5405036b8954f027730ad6b1e2f6356d7a
SHA256: 88850f0fe2cddf189d5a1a0c7669df8bda3525d2c00f23568e3761b39d4c983d
SHA512: 5b4087715c04553d7559fb4d4dcdded5d7ab33c6678e1b6cc6342cf467e49dd92a7117c3404055dfbd958b182cfdadbfbeecb8ade584e4817d43ca7b60f1a8af
Homepage: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: cdd6fee34520bc38e3f317c22bf0694b
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1
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: 5648
Provides: fwupdate
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libfwupd2 (>= 1.3.7), libfwupdplugin1 (>= 1.3.9), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.63.3), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libgusb2 (>= 0.3.1), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.2.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsmbios-c2, libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libtss2-esys0 (>= 2.3.1), libxmlb1 (>= 0.1.13), shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, bolt, fwupd-signed
Conflicts: fwupdate-amd64-signed, fwupdate-arm64-signed, fwupdate-armhf-signed, fwupdate-i386-signed
Breaks: gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: fwupdate (<< 12-7), 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_1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2088780
MD5sum: 03676a586b3b7af77095658bd6fcaf48
SHA1: cccdb0ddc07bd50cb97384275e95057ba33f617a
SHA256: c685f514036f6bfce81f3b537be929a927cbf7091b7c2d7fe67e013d3a1f5dae
SHA512: d3710d2034543851c28e559d3afa77c198b2181b1972ef9a7b6757894a87729961da9a2fd286afe8f07c28efffbf3db438717ace10e26860d7e0695a1ff554ff
Homepage: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: cdd6fee34520bc38e3f317c22bf0694b
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: fwupd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.9-4
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: 5648
Provides: fwupdate
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libfwupd2 (>= 1.3.7), libfwupdplugin1 (>= 1.3.9), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.63.3), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libgusb2 (>= 0.3.1), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.2.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsmbios-c2, libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libtss2-esys0 (>= 2.3.1), libxmlb1 (>= 0.1.4), shared-mime-info
Recommends: python3, bolt, fwupd-signed
Conflicts: fwupdate-amd64-signed, fwupdate-arm64-signed, fwupdate-armhf-signed, fwupdate-i386-signed
Breaks: gir1.2-dfu-1.0 (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu-dev (<< 0.9.7-1), libdfu1 (<< 0.9.7-1)
Replaces: fwupdate (<< 12-7), 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_1.3.9-4_amd64.deb
Size: 2088452
MD5sum: 981d1cf38dc1b11b262aae9c1838e76a
SHA1: 0406b3b130ad8534e2e9580a3d9919edd14ad18f
SHA256: a2cd43ea6291756eca561f96abd773bf25beaf10eef4f79a2a387e816da8d64c
Homepage: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
Description: Firmware update daemon
Description-md5: cdd6fee34520bc38e3f317c22bf0694b
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop