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intel-microcode package

  1. Zesty (17.04)
  2. Bug #1700373
  3. Comment #23

Comment 23 for bug 1700373

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Uqbar (uqbar) wrote : Re: Please update microcode to version 20170511 on all supported platforms

If you understood correctly (please add references) and in my opinion, mixing INTEL/AMD CPU microcode with third party stuff (either software or extra documentation) is not less than a thinko, when not a real bug.

Microcode is updated by manufacturers.
Software and extra documentation is done by package maintainers.

Those need to be separated, as we need to be able to update the microcode (especially in case of security updates), no matter whether I am running 14.04, 16.04 or whatever else release.

Unless someone thinks that a complete system upgrade is the solution: upgrade (and possible break) a complete system in order to update this very single package.

Please, remind this discussion is related to this very type of packages, not to all of them in the repos!

At the moment I am applying this workaround:

1. Search and download the latest deb package from Debian.org at https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=intel-microcode&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all

2. Download it

3. Install it with "sudo dpkg -i <package full name.deb>".