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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "firmware-tools-gui" package

This is a short guide on how to install firmware-tools-gui on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                firmware-tools-gui
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "firmware-tools-gui" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall firmware-tools-gui on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: firmware-tools-gui
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 132
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Brown
Architecture: all
Source: firmware-tools
Version: 2.1.14-0ubuntu2
Replaces: firmware-tools (<< 2.1.10-0ubuntu2)
Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), python-glade2, python-gnome2, firmware-tools-common
Conflicts: firmware-tools (<< 2.1.10-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/firmware-tools/firmware-tools-gui_2.1.14-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 16774
MD5sum: 8bedcfcc8e0f08acd8fd986eb9a0b370
SHA1: e6fa5345717fdc2a3a1522a02312eb2826ddb023
SHA256: 553046a3aeadcfb17dcd92093dc7e956c46d433cb4445ca20c5c222c2b1014e0
Description-en: Scripts and tools to manage firmware and BIOS updates
The firmware-tools project provides tools to inventory hardware and a plugin
architecture so that different OEM vendors can provide different inventory
components. It is intended to tie to the package system to enable seamless
installation of updated firmware via your package manager, as well as provide
a framework for BIOS and firmware updates.
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This package provides a grapical frontend to firmware-tools-cli command line tools.
Description-md5: 48cdc32349f7c95cad9b86fa97bcae93
Homepage: http://linux.dell.com
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu