BIOS Updates from Ubuntu and other Linux’s

by Aug 21, 2025IT Tips0 comments

fwupdmgr get-devices
fwupdmgr get-updates
fwupdmgr update   


# reinstall the current BIOS
fwupdmgr reinstall [DEVICEID|GUID]
# use fwupdmgr get-devices to get DEVICEID or GUID

Just did this on some old Dell Optiplex 7050/7070's and it works well. Preferable to creating a DOS boot disk or other methods.

Couldn't successfully do a downgrade though.

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