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Fwupd 1.9.20 Firmware Updater Adds Support for FPC FF2 Fingerprint Devices

fwupd 1.9.20 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for FPC FF2 fingerprint devices and a couple of new features. Here’s what’s new!
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Fwupd 1.9.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Acer U32 and Luxshare 7-in-1 Docks

fwupd 1.9.19 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the Acer U32 and Luxshare 7-in-1 docks, as well as more Pixart devices.
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Linux Firmware Updater Fwupd 1.9.17 Adds Support for More Asus & Realtek Devices

Coming two weeks after the fwupd 1.9.16 release, fwupd 1.9.17 is here to introduce support for new devices including the Asus DC201 dual 4K USB-C dock and Realtek Gen1 RTS541x HUB controllers.
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Linux Firmware Updater Fwupd 1.9.17 Adds Support for More Asus and Realtek Devices

Fwupd 1.9.17 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the Asus DC201 and Realtek Gen1 RTS541x devices, as well as a bunch of bug fixes.
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Fwupd 1.9.16 Brings Support for Acer T34 and U33 Docks, Qualcomm Series 5 Devices

Fwupd 1.9.16 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the zstd compression algorithm for compressing metadata, support for new devices, and a bunch of bug fixes.
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Linux Firmware Update Utility Fwupd Will Use Zstd Compression for Future Releases

Fwupd developer and maintainer Richard Hughes announced today that future releases of the popular Linux firmware updater used by GNU/Linux distributions to update the firmware of various hardware devices are moving away from XZ Utils and will adopt Zst…

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Linux Firmware Update Utility Fwupd Will Use Zstd Compression for Future Releases

Linux firmware update utility fwupd is moving away from XZ Utils and will use zstd (Zstandard) for future releases for compressing metadata.
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Fwupd 1.9.14 Fixes Updating the Fingerprint Reader on Framework 13 & 16 Laptops

Fwupd 1.9.14 open-source Linux firmware updater is now available for download, with improved updating of the fingerprint reader on the Framework 13 and 16 laptops, as well as improved detection of ARM32 and RISC-V UEFI binaries.

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Fwupd 1.9.9 Released With Support for Lenovo X1 Yoga Gen7 530E 2-in-1 Laptops

Fwupd 1.9.9 open-source Linux firmware upgrading utility has been released today as another maintenance update that addresses various bugs and extends hardware support.
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Fwupd 1.9.7 Adds Support for More Synaptics Prometheus Fingerprint Readers

Linux firmware upgrading utility fwupd has been updated today to version 1.9.7, a release that adds support for more hardware devices, new features, as well as various bug fixes.
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Fwupd 1.9.6 Adds Support for AMD dGPUs Navi3x and Later

Fwupd 1.9.6 introduces support for more hardware devices, including AMD dGPUs Navi3x and later. Learn more here.
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fwupd 1.9.5 Brings Support for More Devices

fwupd 1.9.5 enables firmware upgrading on several System76 devices, HP Rata/Remi BLE mice, Genesys GL3525S USB hub, and more.
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fwupd 1.8.9 Adds SHA384 Support for TPM Hashes, New Devices

fwupd 1.8.9 adds SHA384 support for TPM hashes, an interactive request when re-inserting the USB cable, and much more. Learn more here.
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Fwupd 1.8.5 Adds New Plugin to Display SMU Firmware Version on AMD APU/CPUs

Fwupd 1.8.5 comes about three weeks after fwupd 1.8.4 and introduces a new plugin to display SMU firmware version on AMD APU/CPUs, a new android-boot plugin to update specific block devices, support for platform capability descriptors to allow devices …

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Fwupd 1.8.4 Adds Support for Star LabTop Mk III Linux Laptop

Fwupd 1.8.4 is here to introduce support for new hardware, including the Star LabTop Mk III Linux laptop. Learn more here.
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Fwupd 1.8.2 Brings Support for OptionROM, CPD, and FPT Firmware Formats

Coming one and a half months after fwupd 1.8.1, the fwupd 1.8.2 release is here to introduce support for the OptionROM, CPD, and FPT firmware formats, which will be used to update future hardware that support these formats on your GNU/Linux distribution. Fwupd 1.8.2 also adds support for new devices, including Corsair HARPOON RGB wireless […]

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Fwupd 1.8.1 Brings Hardware Support, New Features

Fwupd 1.8.1 comes a month after the release of the fwupd 1.8 series and introduces even more hardware support. Learn more here.
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Fwupd 1.8 Linux Firmware Updating Tool Is Out

Fwupd 1.8 comes with support for new devices, such as ELAN fingerprint readers. Learn more about the new firmware updating release here.
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Fwupd 1.7.6 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Star Lite Mk III Laptop

Fwupd 1.7.6 is here with support for new hardware, including the Star Lite Mk III laptop from Star Labs, as well as HP M2xfd monitors, and some new features, such as a new plugin to set a GPIO pin for the duration of an update or a new plugin to enumerate SCSI hardware. This release […]

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Fwupd 1.7.3 Released with Several New Features

Fwupd 1.7.3 introduces support for Nordic Semiconductor nRF secure devices, adds a sync-bkc sub-command to ensure a known set of firmware versions, adds FuArchiveFirmware support for plugins that use archives as firmware files, adds sector size properties and a quirkable page to FuCfiDevice, and makes Upower and powerd support optional. On top of these enhancements, […]

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