How to Install and Uninstall intel-microcode Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

This tutorial shows how to install intel-microcode on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20210216.0ubuntu0.20.10.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3453
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20210216.0ubuntu0.20.10.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2746864
MD5sum: f31b69a4e15a0fc7518377313a4b3a96
SHA1: 242dd106827a3d9aabacf72792da830f50b0ae3e
SHA256: 022cf0bf5dc9e3c5743a0c1dac27f2eca32fc883b169809159feeb57516fa0ee
SHA512: 555b83eda7f646410ef2680a33dddf2e0c22454537dfce011352aedd1eeea6663f5b7fd4aec6301f465b367d27c924e0202341f502119b0dee02608fc74adfda
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description-en: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
This package contains updated system processor microcode for
Intel i686 and Intel X86-64 processors. Intel releases microcode
updates to correct processor behavior as documented in the
respective processor specification updates.
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For AMD processors, please refer to the amd64-microcode package.
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3001
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 2525352
MD5sum: ae742d226633fd3d1e64e88d805caa81
SHA1: 4f24fbe9e0d2f804421d6474a445757a0e77a201
SHA256: 3953dee6903c4905e60ff55ebc786a24e40963e566c3f776345cd285e8630253
SHA512: fbba54952fe1196d3d5ba5472a55b7ab416461e50a59f7f20a8774e5724156516485a51209c43f49e79a770f5fc4c1689beabe600e270e67176223fcfb8da558
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description-en: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
This package contains updated system processor microcode for
Intel i686 and Intel X86-64 processors. Intel releases microcode
updates to correct processor behavior as documented in the
respective processor specification updates.
.
For AMD processors, please refer to the amd64-microcode package.
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14