How to Install and Uninstall iucode-tool Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "iucode-tool" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                iucode-tool
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iucode-tool" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iucode-tool on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iucode-tool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iucode-tool package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: iucode-tool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 98
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: intel-microcode (>= 1)
Filename: pool/main/i/iucode-tool/iucode-tool_2.3.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 45600
MD5sum: cdab09d4c81ddab334b8f7fd6f1945a1
SHA1: fb74760dcea9915a70c4582413e4f06d69297df4
SHA256: 31066ceac0a040b114fc3cd03b012a483d6f5572699c71fda4140f8a6c3bb821
SHA512: d6946b5e294e2ff1c7ad905adc54816d928f8eaca4529d4d9c9ace46785181a0cd042feb70290cd712c81d6fb45fd96956178f22f532e55e8d332442a72772b5
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/iucode-tool
Description-en: Intel processor microcode tool
iucode_tool is a program to manipulate Intel® X86 and X86-64 processor
microcode collections, and to use the kernel facilities to upgrade the
microcode on Intel system processors.
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It can load microcode data files in text and binary format, sort, list and
filter the microcodes contained in these files, write selected microcodes to a
new file in binary format, or upload them to the kernel.
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It operates on non-free microcode data downloaded directly from Intel or
installed by the intel-microcode package.
Description-md5: 85b8e9a4d04e1dafc3c5baa7e46a23a4