How to Install and Uninstall intel-microcode Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install intel-microcode on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 tutorial shows how to uninstall intel-microcode on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20210216.0ubuntu0.21.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 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_3.20210216.0ubuntu0.21.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2746956
MD5sum: c81ec9d484a2af4bc9e7a5e58795a3f7
SHA1: 241ae14adf9fa20e3024d094193837824a52f537
SHA256: 4bf147e039795455dae2ec2d0bb56ea7c03879ffb8830c865c3fb6aad8a8693f
SHA512: 94710597d689657458b54cddfd593c31aa093aa57e4a43d89c41956a01d64ae4fd73602e6e54187d583e58d33951d44643404e312b1b01cc7feb84b63f516b75
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: 3.20201110.0ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3554
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20201110.0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2850048
MD5sum: dfb9dea027a9e0ed28f06d162740f3f4
SHA1: fddd8bfc2901d556e92c3ebe7025940f2baba175
SHA256: ca8f217111d893b3cce8b2e3a44af29b94a6a93a92d9b421255d383e66ca1255
SHA512: cde21b0164ba62c49dd372d451b57bf0cad5b492db76c531e07332acdb7028968f0283e63daf19500981a5a994bccd0ad4837422e97ab6192c86f1113ae68a10
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