How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "amd64-microcode" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall amd64-microcode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the amd64-microcode package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191021.1+really3.20180524.1~ubuntu0.16.04.2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 75
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20191021.1+really3.20180524.1~ubuntu0.16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 30828
MD5sum: bc595bc6624aee9b7fd06ddb611a4840
SHA1: 694645797db14d8d10f4c3007c4348b5b8e86d30
SHA256: 3028173046d6bd1aa506effa0feef850b819926b42c6e21e88c10edea55c0e26
SHA512: bb2218cd06757518db78ad73797f9a478f753b8667bdeccc8821e54dddc86aedaee9ed128db28e34bdcd9589042db31a48506b7e37c5b0be363a03243cebc65d
Description-en: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
This package contains microcode patches for all AMD AMD64
processors. AMD releases microcode patches to correct
processor behavior as documented in the respective processor
revision guides.
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For Intel processors, please refer to the intel-microcode package.
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Supported: 5y

Package: amd64-microcode
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/admin
Installed-Size: 71
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.20160316.1
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/multiverse/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_2.20160316.1_amd64.deb
Size: 29330
MD5sum: 73d92856cbf47a469e50f24b7c8f59a2
SHA1: 73a6880731c7571ad42b75ef7066fc9dd0621197
SHA256: fa10988c59f13428ea4e4fcd0c12a310a1c938e7d5d53da05d84b9b8f4f95125
Description-en: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
This package contains microcode patches for all AMD AMD64
processors. AMD releases microcode patches to correct
processor behavior as documented in the respective processor
revision guides.
.
For Intel processors, please refer to the intel-microcode package.
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu