How to Install fwupd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install fwupd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

fwupd software package provides Firmware update daemon, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fwupd 

fwupd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the fwupd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fwupd *

You will get with fwupd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

fwupd package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Administration Utilities
Package fwupd
Version 0.7.0-0ubuntu4
Description Firmware update daemon
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove fwupd software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?