Category: Firmware Upgrade
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Latest Fwupd 1.9.25 Update Brings Enhanced Support for Dell K2 Docks and Additional Intel USB4 Hubs
Fwupd developer Richard Hughes announced the launch of fwupd version 1.9.25 today, a follow-up to the previous fwupd 1.9.24 iteration, enhancing this robust firmware updating tool. The latest release, fwupd 1.9.25, introduces compatibility with an expanded list of devices such as Algoltek hardware with sector erase functionality, Dell K2 docks, the Intel USB4 hub 5787,…
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Fwupd 1.9.24 Update: Introducing Capsule-on-Disk Support for Dell Systems
Richard Hughes, a developer of Fwupd, has announced the release of fwupd version 1.9.24. This version is the most recent update of the open-source firmware updating utility for Linux-based systems. The update to fwupd 1.9.24 mainly introduces capsule-on-disk support for Dell systems, enhances firmware update capabilities for additional MediaTek scaler devices, and adds firmware update…
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Fwupd Linux Firmware Updater Introduces Unofficial Support for Raspberry Pi 5
“`html Richard Hughes released today fwupd 1.9.22 as a new stable version for this open-source firmware updating utility making updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe, and reliable, which adds support for the latest Raspberry Pi devices. The biggest new feature in the fwupd 1.9.22 release is support for updating the firmware on the Raspberry Pi…
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Fwupd 1.9.17 Linux Firmware Update: Expanded Support for Asus and Realtek Devices
The open-source Linux firmware update utility, Fwupd 1.9.17, has been launched today as a new maintenance update for Linux-based systems to extend support for additional devices and increased bug fixes. Arriving two weeks subsequent to the fwupd 1.9.16 release, fwupd 1.9.17 is presented to extend support for newest devices including the Asus DC201 dual 4K…
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Upcoming Fwupd Linux Firmware Updates to Utilize Zstd Compression
Richard Hughes, the developer and maintainer of Fwupd, recently made an announcement that upcoming versions of the widely used Linux firmware updater, responsible for firmware updates of a range of hardware devices in GNU/Linux distributions, will no longer utilize XZ Utils, but will switch to Zstandard (zstd) instead. The decision to move away from XZ…