Comment 0 for bug 1386257

intel-microcode should be installed by default on the bare-metal systems which are running on GenuineIntel CPUs, by the installers.

Similarly other microcode packages for other CPUs brands should be considered for inclusion (e.g. amd64-microcode).

I hope that ubuntu-drivers-common can gain ability to detect cpu series and/or vendors, packages that provide microcodes similarly declare support for cpu series and/or vendors, the microcode packages are shipped on the CDs in the pool directory, and installed on to the target machines as part of the installation.

This should help with rapid correction of bugs and behaviour of the CPUs in the field.