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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "microcode-initrd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install microcode-initrd on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall microcode-initrd on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


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

Package: microcode-initrd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2build1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dimitri John Ledkov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Depends: intel-microcode, amd64-microcode
Filename: pool/main/m/microcode-initrd/microcode-initrd_2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 2904
MD5sum: dd0e277b97ec998cde27265010073625
SHA1: 0cf260a3ea17022dcfdd36d95a4e29bbdf0ed6b3
SHA256: 9a8a4e71221024884d08d4e76b1644c1dea5640761670a91f9bed8e90a18bf6d
SHA512: bdd570298f0573ff0891734e705527fc001c0ece5f9d619bd54f069fe3772931fe05f17d56cd969b01003cb3375778c5c21015b5d01ec4f7bdcc4a0c86dcb84a
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/microcode-initrd
Description: early microcode-only initrd suitable for grub
Description-md5: 531938e9b0b14d9014b9995acec03668