Description

Keeping software up to date is important.

Applicable Systems

Only Lenovo systems preloaded with Linux

Operating Systems

• Fedora
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu

Solution

The easiest way to apply software updates is with the Software Utility app (Windows/Super key, type in software, click the shopping bag icon).

This has an updates tab that lists all the available updates – including any firmware updates available on LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service).

From the terminal:

• Ubuntu: sudo apt update
• Fedora: sudo dnf update
• Firmware packages only: sudo fwupdmgr update

Lenovo is working with hardware vendors to make sure firmware updates are delivered using the LVFS service. Where support is not available yet, updates may have to be done via a separate Linux utility (SSD and WWAN currently fall into this case) or in rare occasions via Windows.

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