It's a Windows executable file (.exe).īe sure to check the integrity of the downloaded file by running a checksum: sha256sum | grep

If the version installed on your computer is out-of-date, download the file.

The system will show the latest version available.

On the Operating System drop-down button, choose BIOS.

Go to the Dell Support Website and find your computer by informing its model, service tag or express service tag.

Find the latest bios firmware version available for your computer from Dell Check the installed bios firmware release date sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-dateĤ.

Check the installed bios firmware version sudo dmidecode -s bios-versionģ. More information at Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).Ģ. It's an effort from many hardware vendors to offer the updates right out-of-the-box for Linux users. This is the newest and more convenient way to update bios firmware from within a GNU/Linux OS. If this section suited, you should be done at this point. Reboot the machine to complete the update installation process. GUI Alternative: In case you don't want to do the update through the terminal (previous steps), you can try the Software Center, Updates tab (image below):.Install the firmware update (if available): sudo fwupdmgr update List updates available (for previously listed devices): fwupdmgr get-updates List devices connected and supported: fwupdmgr get-devices Refresh the list of available firmware updates: sudo fwupdmgr refresh Start the daemon service: sudo service fwupd start Install fwupd (if not already installed): sudo apt install fwupd If not, check the following sections of this guide. If your computer is on the list, proceed with this section. Until this point, Dell and Lenovo are the two vendors with the largest coverage. Go to the LVFS Devices Website and check the computer models available by this service. Update using Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) (available for some computers from 2015 onwards)

Warning: electrical power outage during bios firmware installation may result in irreversible damage! Be sure to avoid it!ġ. Should also work fine with other GNU/Linux distributions.

Although this guide is focused on Dell computers, it should fit other vendors as well.This guide also works with older versions of Ubuntu, like 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).

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