How to Install and Uninstall iucode-tool Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "iucode-tool" package

Please follow the steps below to install iucode-tool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                iucode-tool
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iucode-tool" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall iucode-tool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: iucode-tool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.1-1ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: intel-microcode (>= 1)
Filename: pool/main/i/iucode-tool/iucode-tool_1.5.1-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 33822
MD5sum: ef9ce81400693c172773720c88da1902
SHA1: 973b06c1d612f5e824bf6ad2be3791bf8649411c
SHA256: a71b55b2951a32453464710cb65b6ac655d48209f54f3cc81f5b97f215f8d2fb
SHA512: 2126ed64510bf02c963f8d3a2c1a7d79f81f1c1bb07674deac6320ca844e9461d048ffa3bfd23acaa3d0fbc542583014ec27c732355f1ba4b7f7b69fd5de9188
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/iucode-tool
Description-en: Intel processor microcode tool
iucode_tool is a program to manipulate Intel® X86 and X86-64 processor
microcode collections, and to use the kernel facilities to upgrade the
microcode on Intel system processors.
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It can load microcode data files in text and binary format, sort, list and
filter the microcodes contained in these files, write selected microcodes to a
new file in binary format, or upload them to the kernel.
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It operates on non-free microcode data downloaded directly from Intel or
installed by the intel-microcode package.
Description-md5: 85b8e9a4d04e1dafc3c5baa7e46a23a4
Supported: 5y

Package: iucode-tool
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/utils
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.1-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: intel-microcode (>= 1)
Filename: pool/restricted/i/iucode-tool/iucode-tool_1.5.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 34076
MD5sum: 6a1a9a29d1b9f999d99f072eb243f111
SHA1: 2c9ed67daca0299f5fe20b4ecf8ccd5af3b64fbe
SHA256: 101efe962162c6c9b0873acc51d447930babde98313218dd48fcef3b48e7b96a
Description-en: Intel processor microcode tool
iucode_tool is a program to manipulate Intel® X86 and X86-64 processor
microcode collections, and to use the kernel facilities to upgrade the
microcode on Intel system processors.
.
It can load microcode data files in text and binary format, sort, list and
filter the microcodes contained in these files, write selected microcodes to a
new file in binary format, or upload them to the kernel.
.
It operates on non-free microcode data downloaded directly from Intel or
installed by the intel-microcode package.
Description-md5: 85b8e9a4d04e1dafc3c5baa7e46a23a4
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/iucode-tool
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y