fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware on your local machine. It is designed to be vendor-agnostic as possible and to work with all devices.
To install fwupd on Ubuntu, run the following command:
sudo apt install fwupdTo refresh the firmware, run the following command:
sudo fwupdmgr refreshTo check the firmware information, run the following command:
sudo fwupdmgr get-updatesTo upgrade the firmware, run the following command:
sudo fwupdmgr updateFor example, the following screenshot shows the firmware upgrade process on a Dell device:
