How to Install and Uninstall linux-firmware Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-firmware on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-firmware on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20230919.git3672ccab-0ubuntu2.5
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 414784
Provides: atmel-firmware
Recommends: firmware-sof-signed
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: amd64-microcode (<= 3.20220411.1ubuntu1), initramfs-tools (<< 0.142ubuntu8~), 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_20230919.git3672ccab-0ubuntu2.5_amd64.deb
Size: 415532730
MD5sum: 7340e7459be424e053087398b2374478
SHA1: 1ed9647d3e13fdce7bd20d83a58a7c03690271bf
SHA256: 117ebdda36f488a1fc75972a953dec5f92a375f2442b7dff0bf05a86dbafb71b
SHA512: 5c5111b47d6a9e59018870c81d2c9b5a06e736b8e8c114a8c3297b1bdcc886f466006252d2bf7a7359b5be5f3e38a3f625235c830b2bdf109e766b718391c505
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Task: server-live

Package: linux-firmware
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20230919.git3672ccab-0ubuntu2.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 407734
Provides: atmel-firmware
Recommends: firmware-sof-signed
Conflicts: atmel-firmware
Breaks: amd64-microcode (<= 3.20220411.1ubuntu1), initramfs-tools (<< 0.142ubuntu8~), 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_20230919.git3672ccab-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 408388618
MD5sum: 74994cec2ba4c141f67e78f1c0833bf5
SHA1: 63c54a22b5a77acb563446ced3444ca21ec9bc4a
SHA256: b0627c7576b6dbfe775902c95a469c35199d2874584e9a19433cd9c52917f5f6
SHA512: eab14f9372b3df929f5a64a88b6a1c0fc7091db43395beeea2eacce58e99d8ff11362b4e6142425d0f8911367f899a959b8c572cce71ed7b626a2ce5a7b4695d
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
Description-md5: 7a047bff9e44dce458a300976c12f9da
Task: server-live