How to Install and Uninstall microcode.ctl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "microcode.ctl" package

Please follow the guidance below to install microcode.ctl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                microcode.ctl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "microcode.ctl" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall microcode.ctl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: microcode.ctl
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Installed-Size: 35
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Giacomo Catenazzi
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18~0+nmu2
Depends: intel-microcode (>> 1), iucode-tool
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Conflicts: intel-microcode (<< 1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/m/microcode.ctl/microcode.ctl_1.18~0+nmu2_amd64.deb
Size: 4840
MD5sum: f98cb29ade26e001ce03c8ef13695bf4
SHA1: 1e73b063b597753610d1818f920af6b8e2c243f2
SHA256: 0c00f48e38346c4218bdffac7ab66e3b5f31c5a80352f041872ab792b8c4d22a
Description-en: Intel IA32/IA64 CPU Microcode Utility (transitional package)
This is a transitional package to help migrate systems to the new
version of intel-microcode and to iucode-tool, which superseded
microcode.ctl.
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This is a dummy package. You can safely purge or remove it.
Description-md5: 41a033496b4807c1446772590af07241
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu