How To Install amd64-microcode on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amd64-microcode on Kali Linux.

What is amd64-microcode

amd64-microcode is:

This package contains microcode patches for all AMD AMD64
processors. AMD releases microcode patches to correct
processor behavior as documented in the respective processor
revision guides.

For Intel processors, please refer to the intel-microcode package.

There are three methods to install amd64-microcode on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install amd64-microcode Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install amd64-microcode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install amd64-microcode

Install amd64-microcode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install amd64-microcode using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install amd64-microcode

Install amd64-microcode Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install amd64-microcode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amd64-microcode

How To Uninstall amd64-microcode on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the amd64-microcode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amd64-microcode

Uninstall amd64-microcode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amd64-microcode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amd64-microcode

Remove amd64-microcode Configurations and Data

To remove amd64-microcode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amd64-microcode

Remove amd64-microcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove amd64-microcode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amd64-microcode

Dependencies

amd64-microcode have the following dependencies:

References

• amd64-microcode website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amd64-microcode package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.