How to Install and Uninstall microcode.ctl Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the microcode.ctl 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 "microcode.ctl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install microcode.ctl on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "microcode.ctl" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall microcode.ctl on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the microcode.ctl package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: microcode.ctl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18~0+nmu2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Giacomo Catenazzi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 35
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: intel-microcode (>> 1), iucode-tool
Conflicts: intel-microcode (<< 1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/m/microcode.ctl/microcode.ctl_1.18~0+nmu2_amd64.deb
Size: 4840
MD5sum: f98cb29ade26e001ce03c8ef13695bf4
SHA1: 1e73b063b597753610d1818f920af6b8e2c243f2
SHA256: 0c00f48e38346c4218bdffac7ab66e3b5f31c5a80352f041872ab792b8c4d22a
SHA512: fb09b3de82370451309108cc03ca927ff00b84d31d4353d4997f738771c0a5bc668b30658b4b3c00a259ed25b765273e2d732c47273ba65e765335052ac8f3c8
Description: Intel IA32/IA64 CPU Microcode Utility (transitional package)
Description-md5: 41a033496b4807c1446772590af07241