Fwupd

Resources

fwupd is Article description::a daemon that provides a safe, reliable way of applying firmware updates on Linux. Vendors can upload device firmware images to the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) web portal. These firmware images are in turn distributed to devices running the firmware update daemon.

fwupd is colloquially referred to as Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS), which is the name of the web portal used by vendors to upload device firmware.

Installation

Emerge

root #emerge --ask sys-apps/fwupd

USE flags

USE flags for sys-apps/fwupd Aims to make updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe and reliable

`agent`	Enable update notification agent
`amt`	Build and install Intel AMT plugin
`archive`	Use app-arch/libarchive for archives support
`bluetooth`	Enable Bluetooth Support
`dell`	Enable Dell-specific support.
`elogind`	Enable session tracking via sys-auth/elogind
`flashrom`	Enable flashrom plugin via sys-apps/flashrom
`gnutls`	Prefer net-libs/gnutls as SSL/TLS provider (ineffective with USE=-ssl)
`gtk-doc`	Build and install gtk-doc based developer documentation for dev-util/devhelp, IDE and offline use
`gusb`	Enable dev-libs/libgusb support
`introspection`	Add support for GObject based introspection
`man`	Build and install man pages
`minimal`	Install a very minimal build (disables, for example, plugins, fonts, most drivers, non-critical features)
`nvme`	Build and install NVMe plugin
`policykit`	Enable PolicyKit (polkit) authentication support
`synaptics`	Install synaptics plugin
`systemd`	Enable use of systemd-specific libraries and features like socket activation or session tracking
`test`	Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
`thunderbolt`	Install Thunderbolt plugin
`tpm`	Install Trusted Platform Module plugin
`uefi`	Enable UEFI support

Data provided by the Gentoo Package Database · Last update: 2021-02-23 15:43 More information about USE flags

The above list of USE flag is not comprehensive. Use equery (part of the app-portage/gentoolkit package) for a full list:

user $equery uses sys-apps/fwupd

Configuration

Service

OpenRC

Start fwupd:

root #rc-service fwupd start

Start fwupd at boot:

root #rc-update add fwupd default

systemd

fwupd.service is launched through systemd via D-Bus automatically whenever it is needed.

Usage

Get help on what fwupd can do:

user $fwupdmgr help

List detected and supported devices. When the device is listed but not displayed, a plugin (e.g. the uefi USE flag) is missing.

user $fwupdmgr get-devices

Refresh metadata from remote server:

user $fwupdmgr refresh

Check available updates for your devices:

user $fwupdmgr get-updates

Install updates:

user $fwupdmgr update