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fwupd

firmware update management software for Linux
CreativeWork free_software Q22661218

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
free software, utility software, package manager[2][3]
Official website
fwupd.org
Has use
software update
Copyright license
GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[6]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Developer
Richard Hughes, volunteer[4][5]
Distributed by
Flathub
Operating system
Unix-like operating system[7]
Software version identifier
0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.4, 0.7.5, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.9.9, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.1.0, 1.3.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.5.13, 1.6.5, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.8.0, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.3.7, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 1.3.11, 1.3.12, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.5.10, 1.5.11, 1.5.12, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.7.10, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.10, 1.8.11, 1.8.12, 1.8.13, 1.8.14, 1.8.15, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.8.16, 1.9.3, 1.8.17, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.9, 1.9.10, 1.9.11, 1.9.12, 1.9.13, 1.9.14, 1.9.15, 1.9.16, 1.9.17, 1.9.18, 1.9.19, 1.9.20, 1.9.21, 1.9.22, 1.9.23, 1.9.24, 1.9.25, 1.9.26, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 1.9.27, 2.0.4, 1.9.28, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 1.9.29, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 1.9.30, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 1.9.31, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 1.9.32, 2.0.15, 2.0.16, 2.0.17, 1.9.33, 2.0.18, 2.0.19, 1.9.34, 2.0.20, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4-2, 2.1.5, 2.0.21, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Uses
firmware, Linux Vendor Firmware Service
🏷️ Also known as
en fwupd
🔖 Identifiers · 13
AUR package
fwupd-git
Arch Linux package
fwupd
ArchWiki article
Fwupd
Debian stable package
fwupd
Fedora package
fwupd
Flathub ID
org.freedesktop.fwupd
Gentoo Wiki article
Fwupd
Gentoo package
sys-apps/fwupd
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11cj985y68
Issue tracker URL
github.com
Repology project name
fwupd
Source code repository URL
github.com
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Ubuntu package
fwupd

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 3
free software, utility software, package manager
Developer 2
volunteer, Richard Hughes
Uses 2
firmware, Linux Vendor Firmware Service
Created notable works 1
Richard Hughes
Distributed by 1
Flathub
Operating system 1
Unix-like operating system
← Used by 1
Linux Vendor Firmware Service
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Summary

fwupd is a free software[1].

Related Entities

firmware free software Linux Vendor Firmware Service Richard Hughes Unix-like operating system

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  1. 14d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/51b51ddd1d49|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2f883a677c45|details]])"
  3. 14w ago · ~2026-28894-26 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Software version identifier: 2.1.7."
  4. 14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.1.7, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ee71f4ef56af|details]])"
  5. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.1.6, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/76594fea3779|details]])"
  6. 19w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.0.21, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7705e66417d|details]])"
  7. 21w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 +169
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.1.5, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2da2bf848d2d|details]])"
  8. 23w ago · Lokiretro · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Debian stable package → —
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system
    Logo image → Fwupd logo.svg
    Instance of → free software, utility software, package manager
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.1.4-2"
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