How To Install gnome-firmware on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 359 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-firmware on Ubuntu.
What is gnome-firmware
gnome-firmware is:
This application can:
- Upgrade, Downgrade, & Reinstall firmware on devices supported by fwupd.
- Unlock locked fwupd devices
- Verify firmware on supported devices
- Display all releases for a fwupd device
There are three methods to install gnome-firmware on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-firmware Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-firmware using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-firmware
Install gnome-firmware Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-firmware using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-firmware
Install gnome-firmware Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-firmware using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-firmware
How To Uninstall gnome-firmware on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gnome-firmware package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-firmware
Uninstall gnome-firmware And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-firmware and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-firmware
Remove gnome-firmware Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-firmware configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-firmware
Remove gnome-firmware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-firmware configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-firmware
Dependencies
gnome-firmware have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-firmware package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.