Firware update daemon fwupd
Install cli tool and UI:
sudo pacman -S fwupd gnome-firmware
sudo apt install fwupd
Refresh firmware database:
sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force
fwupdmgr get-devices
Include non-updateable devices (such as coreboot atm i.e.):
fwupdmgr get-devices --show-all-devices
Show available updates:
fwupdmgr get-updates
Upgrade:
fwupdmgr update
Issues:
Coreboot support
2019-11, fwupd 1.3.3-2: Coreboot detected with fwupdmgr get-devices --show-all-devices
,
but device is shown as non-updatable
.
LVFS website search also doesn't show more than one coreboot-supported device.
WEB-IF search
GUI
- GNOME Software (
Updates
tab)