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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "fwupdate" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall fwupdate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: fwupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/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), fwupdate-signed, libfwup-dev (<< 12-5), libfwup1 (<< 12-5)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fwupdate/fwupdate_12-7_amd64.deb
Size: 3252
MD5sum: 04321fdd4296da39c211bbbadc7ce8b1
SHA1: 479c84b594f92ae8cfa3077218f7343eab19a754
SHA256: bda010417a162f56ee72aea0e24eec4c7cef388d6e511ba75594f57a57272b91
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/fwupdate
Description: Transitional package for fwupd
Description-md5: e66ac7d8cabdca74901822fe463887c4