How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 12,2025

You can also install and uninstall the amd64-microcode on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

Learn how to install amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                amd64-microcode
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "amd64-microcode" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the amd64-microcode package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191218.1ubuntu2.2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 121
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20191218.1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 69048
MD5sum: 1466975bd919f0c374d1d3d17dca6f23
SHA1: dbbd6bb65e5f54e1a06f136132c3ada5a8cb9c08
SHA256: a495ee7aec5fd1f34a089bd2fb09a10033750998c570e5858712733dc03eef5a
SHA512: 252d328765647349db31d05c55f2727149761e5a70f4a320493916d041ef71a7bde46f8c97a5c2b136a5c597a24f4435c97cceb4a742a93e65a380e47d898d5b
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191218.1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20191218.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 32474
MD5sum: 752abdef51097494a5c55c1bc20f5d16
SHA1: fa24aa94e466a594e08c669b65c3d2dea31b7356
SHA256: ae2e7aa255e9c95aeaf8513633c9a12e4feac27676cbb0809f311933590dcd61
SHA512: 70540688e585c68e545dc958ecd77d0815b6d89b7fc847d9445d5d2eb8bc93dd2bcf587735a44c6460bdab2460528dda3510c515582b8a7bc5874152b663c821
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3