How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: October 04,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                amd64-microcode
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the amd64-microcode package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20220411.1ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 253
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2), linux-firmware (<< 20220819.git8413c63c-0ubuntu1~)
Replaces: linux-firmware (<< 20220819.git8413c63c-0ubuntu1~)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20220411.1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 119966
MD5sum: 8a268a6bb3d865c986652b198e22117c
SHA1: 36739d091a86986d52b283527606151268edd478
SHA256: dae5f9bb42b03a05558a74696b00e1ad7f825c57f924b8f86af91fed6cfc87db
SHA512: 74206a0fe291db434fe440d0f5a3efe3e8a9d2a12f5533680243a7714eff4eafcf37a7b9581f92f8d7d83fbfe933f6212d352dd980afa1a122c87343d9313771
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 23fa6bfa66f5bae20d70af0ec3052425