uefi-fw-tools is a snap for UEFI firmware tool, currently include fwupd.
Note: Currently only supports Ubuntu Core, for desktop usage, please use fwupd snap.
fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware. You can either use a GUI software manager like GNOME Software to view and apply updates, the command-line tool or the system D-Bus interface directly. Currently, firmware updates using the UEFI capsule format and for the ColorHug are supported. More formats may be supported in the future. See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd for details
NOTE:
The track 1.4 is not used anymore. The following 18/20 will be new tracks for Ubuntu Core 18/20 separately.
Details for uefi-fw-tools
Package name
uefi-fw-tools
License
Other Open Source
Last updated
4 October 2021 - latest/stable
18 January 2022 - 20/edge
This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:
sudo snap install snapd
Install uefi-fw-tools
To install uefi-fw-tools, simply use the following command: