How To Install fwupd-efi on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install fwupd-efi in Fedora 36. fwupd-efi is Firmware update EFI binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fwupd-efi on Fedora 36.

What is `fwupd-efi`

fwupd is a project to allow updating device firmware, and this package provides the EFI binary that is used for updating using UpdateCapsule.

We can use yum or dnf to install fwupd-efi on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fwupd-efi.

Install fwupd-efi on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fwupd-efi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fwupd-efi

Install fwupd-efi on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fwupd-efi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fwupd-efi

How To Uninstall fwupd-efi on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the fwupd-efi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fwupd-efi

fwupd-efi Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/libexec/fwupd/efi/fwupdx64.efi
/usr/libexec/fwupd/efi/fwupdx64.efi.signed
/usr/share/doc/fwupd-efi
/usr/share/doc/fwupd-efi/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/fwupd-efi/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/fwupd-efi
/usr/share/licenses/fwupd-efi/COPYING

References

fwupd-efi website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fwupd-efi on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).