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

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

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


    
        
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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

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


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20231114.0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12201
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20231114.0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 6085668
MD5sum: 3ab326378a7a1c6e383a73fbbdfaeeed
SHA1: a5157f3afc2644de33bea1fa571bf2f9798148b8
SHA256: ec3945d17bea3998f3915f021c0012e5be5bceef97f562f93a661b58e65fddb7
SHA512: 8134f9d8c0ff48a93272a638a2784f7147bcc4c9a6252d310d98e63bf3889127634a424d6099195855b20b5c477170a0c43908bbfc67ca44a08cea74a2d3c359
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191115.1ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2962
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20191115.1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 2407684
MD5sum: 6e01d52b63ce309a7c18abdd05884892
SHA1: 648a2488bbafcb142928d66014e46c2cfd1de099
SHA256: a8f0e3f69df0fec967a127f051bf86836ece345f959f7470878e12f3ebd07fe3
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop