How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install linux-firmware on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-firmware
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-firmware" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall linux-firmware on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


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

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: all
Version: 20220831.gitd3c92280-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 902763
Provides: atmel-firmware
Recommends: firmware-sof-signed
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: amd64-microcode (<= 3.20220411.1ubuntu1), linux-firmware-raspi2 (<= 1.20190819-0ubuntu2), linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: atmel-firmware, linux-firmware-snapdragon (<= 1.2-0ubuntu1), linux-restricted-common
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20220831.gitd3c92280-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 261417520
MD5sum: 52527576a47d5c80a73bdb3819540814
SHA1: 6135838f8bd198309b77ed69ec78d796aa7b189d
SHA256: 5f0c0e58c65fefc06a08d4688df8fb178d3cefca72749afe09c6a659ced422a0
SHA512: 0d1c68a7b68d7c3a65cccfb32e575852c3012380f5d0eb1228ed3a3a2f1cb8e5981a2d2276302bfc94ae98dff87bfbbd578780996698ed14dd0df5a68eb90c6b
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da