How to Install and Uninstall fwupdate Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "fwupdate" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install fwupdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fwupdate
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fwupdate" package

Learn how to uninstall fwupdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: fwupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5-2ubuntu7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian EFI
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 216
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libefivar0 (>= 0.23), libfwup0 (= 0.5-2ubuntu7), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), efibootmgr
Filename: pool/main/f/fwupdate/fwupdate_0.5-2ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 34254
MD5sum: d785b123bebd0d103de26a06a3f08b66
SHA1: 3f89b0e05226705e6e599e416daa28789259270a
SHA256: a93819fc82f18d5370328edbfabdcd13b57a11ddd752c92017b56bc32beb6882
SHA512: 156ebde3bec57a42b230cac4e73e7e07694c2e6539752ede97fe15c8998a60e03b17f27dcec5e3ba0c810f694d9233f868a5c09f5da45d18604fd7ac217a8be7
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/fwupdate
Description-en: Tools to manage UEFI firmware updates
fwupdate provides functionality to update system firmware. It has been
initially designed to update firmware using UEFI capsule updates, but
it is designed to be extensible to other firmware update standards.
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This package provides a simple command line interface to perform UEFI
firmware updates.
Description-md5: c71beb93c936676e2ac6515b655803f8
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-live, ubuntu-core, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-dvd-live, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: fwupdate
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 212
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian EFI
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5-2ubuntu4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libefivar0 (>= 0.23), libfwup0 (= 0.5-2ubuntu4), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), efibootmgr
Filename: pool/main/f/fwupdate/fwupdate_0.5-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 32756
MD5sum: 8d7218eaf1e8bd9ad163de9c78476551
SHA1: e31c326af92cc98e9e53a63d1c9aa2ed45d34cb8
SHA256: e3d72d333df0b6260330d4a13d4eed7002cf794a47f9fa4bc0db37b868852731
Description-en: Tools to manage UEFI firmware updates
fwupdate provides functionality to update system firmware. It has been
initially designed to update firmware using UEFI capsule updates, but
it is designed to be extensible to other firmware update standards.
.
This package provides a simple command line interface to perform UEFI
firmware updates.
Description-md5: c71beb93c936676e2ac6515b655803f8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/fwupdate
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-live, ubuntu-core, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-dvd-live, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop