How To Install fwupdate-amd64-signed on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fwupdate-amd64-signed on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fwupdate-amd64-signed
fwupdate-amd64-signed is:
This is a transitional package to move to a common fwupdate-signed package
There are three methods to install fwupdate-amd64-signed on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fwupdate-amd64-signed Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fwupdate-amd64-signed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fwupdate-amd64-signed
Install fwupdate-amd64-signed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fwupdate-amd64-signed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fwupdate-amd64-signed
Install fwupdate-amd64-signed 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 fwupdate-amd64-signed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fwupdate-amd64-signed
How To Uninstall fwupdate-amd64-signed on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fwupdate-amd64-signed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fwupdate-amd64-signed
Uninstall fwupdate-amd64-signed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fwupdate-amd64-signed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fwupdate-amd64-signed
Remove fwupdate-amd64-signed Configurations and Data
To remove fwupdate-amd64-signed configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fwupdate-amd64-signed
Remove fwupdate-amd64-signed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fwupdate-amd64-signed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fwupdate-amd64-signed
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fwupdate-amd64-signed package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
