Hi, I'm wondering if dnf or rpm-ostree (from what I understand, a dnf wrapper) does handle updating firmware drivers? I've uninstalled gnome-software and now I don't know if I should update firmware with some other command, or does the "rpm-ostree update" command do it?
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Dotdev@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
Its fwupd which does the firmware updates , gnome software access it for updates . The cli version is fwupdmgr.
catloaf@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
And your distro may or may not configure it any particular way. OP would need to specify.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fwupd
SteveTech@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
This sounds like you're talking about firmware blobs that the kernel drivers load, which are usually in a package called
linux-firmware. It should be updated automatically, but I'll check in the morning with Fedora Silverblue.Otherwise if you're talking about device firmware, than that's all
fwupd,rpm-ostreehas nothing to do with that.Telorand@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y
rpm-ostreeis not really adnfwrapper. It's more of a wrapper forostreewith some additionaldnffunctionality.Iirc, Bazzite (for example) uses
fwupdduring their update process afterrpm-ostreefinishes.malfisya@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
AFAIK firmware update is handled by
fwupd. Not sure if those wrapper included that.lemmur@szmer.info · 0 pts · 1y
damn