How to Install and Uninstall firmware-addon-dell Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "firmware-addon-dell" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install firmware-addon-dell on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                firmware-addon-dell
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "firmware-addon-dell" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall firmware-addon-dell on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                firmware-addon-dell
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firmware-addon-dell package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: firmware-addon-dell
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 147
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Brown
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.9-0ubuntu2
Depends: python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2), firmware-tools, smbios-utils | libsmbios-bin
Filename: pool/universe/f/firmware-addon-dell/firmware-addon-dell_2.2.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 23710
MD5sum: ca63d7e99052616d5d230270c32332ee
SHA1: 9943683270f1030994e58e0c91f6d7009e1012ec
SHA256: 12e995dea02c2eba83d8b02f48577e38163e3437cdb982e0bb69e350a9441705
Description-en: firmware-tools plugin to handle BIOS/Firmware for Dell systems
The firmware-addon-dell package provides plugins to firmware-tools which enable
BIOS updates for Dell system, plus pulls in standard inventory modules
applicable to most Dell systems.
Description-md5: e0d794db43bcea3ca8e42dcd1e3309e5
Homepage: http://linux.dell.com/firmware-tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu