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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "intel-microcode" package

Please follow the instructions below to install intel-microcode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                intel-microcode
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "intel-microcode" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall intel-microcode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: intel-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20210216.0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3453
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/main/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20210216.0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2747346
MD5sum: 09aea3e820a889267531a9ad67e2e805
SHA1: 42e1731fff9f81955db99819c56c77e89917fb82
SHA256: cf3b6a72ae092d6c67349738c9caadbfc6a5a1b6cbe72cbb20024ebfea9b1f6a
SHA512: d08e2e34a7b119f29f14bf04506143bb3c319b91a38f000b57701fef1a31bd2411f6260ad18f37b33adb2b34addcaa7aba0373ffc83529c81a75dcccec330bfa
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Description-en: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
This package contains updated system processor microcode for
Intel i686 and Intel X86-64 processors. Intel releases microcode
updates to correct processor behavior as documented in the
respective processor specification updates.
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For AMD processors, please refer to the amd64-microcode package.
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Supported: 5y

Package: intel-microcode
Priority: extra
Section: restricted/admin
Installed-Size: 571
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20151106.1
Depends: iucode-tool (>= 1.0)
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~)
Conflicts: microcode.ctl (<< 0.18~0)
Filename: pool/restricted/i/intel-microcode/intel-microcode_3.20151106.1_amd64.deb
Size: 464444
MD5sum: e8a45c9674b27a8c5adf303fe31d723d
SHA1: 5f931a9e1011b93e83f2807b0d32882d346333ac
SHA256: 752528a4373dfebe4ce537866cf99810fe8b8d7a6d92b01252713f5d7f9c671b
Description-en: Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
This package contains updated system processor microcode for
Intel i686 and Intel X86-64 processors. Intel releases microcode
updates to correct processor behavior as documented in the
respective processor specification updates.
.
For AMD processors, please refer to the amd64-microcode package.
Description-md5: 3edb9824276886579313f0e847f6bb14
Homepage: http://feeds.downloadcenter.intel.com/rss/?p=483&lang=eng
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y