Sorry, wrong repository - please ignore the previous post (I was still using the broken package version)
Second attempt:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-security-proposed/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt install intel-microcode $ sudo reboot
$ sudo reboot
$ apt policy intel-microcode intel-microcode: Installed: 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 Candidate: 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 Version table: *** 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 500 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-security-proposed/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.1 500 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages 3.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.1 500 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
==> the version in the Ubuntu Security Proposed PPA seems to be working fine.
Thanks!
Sorry, wrong repository - please ignore the previous post (I was still using the broken package version)
Second attempt:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu- security- proposed/ ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt install intel-microcode
$ sudo reboot
$ sudo reboot
$ apt policy intel-microcode 1ubuntu0. 18.04.2 1ubuntu0. 18.04.2 1ubuntu0. 18.04.2 500 ppa.launchpad. net/ubuntu- security- proposed/ ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages dpkg/status 20191115. 1ubuntu0. 18.04.1 500 de.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu bionic- security/ main amd64 Packages 20180312. 0~ubuntu18. 04.1 500 de.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
intel-microcode:
Installed: 3.20191115.
Candidate: 3.20191115.
Version table:
*** 3.20191115.
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
500 http://
3.
500 http://
==> the version in the Ubuntu Security Proposed PPA seems to be working fine.
Thanks!