fwupd
A system daemon to allow session software to update firmware (by fwupd)
HDiffPatch
a C\C++ library and command-line tools for Diff & Patch between binary files or directories(folder); cross-platform; runs fast; create small delta/differential; support large files and limit memory requires when diff & patch. (by sisong)
| fwupd | HDiffPatch | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 5 | |
| 2,596 | 1,390 | |
| 2.0% | - | |
| 9.9 | 8.3 | |
| 3 days ago | 3 months ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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fwupd
Posts with mentions or reviews of fwupd.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-05.
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Anyone done the recent Samsung SSD firmware update?
UEFI firmware can not be updated in legacy BIOS modeSee https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:legacy-bios for more information.Use fwupdmgr --help for help
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experiencing some checksum error when updating my system (Kubuntu 22.04 LTS)
A similar bug, but featuring a different file and checksum, from today.
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What are Linux developers going to be doing to address the new code being slow tracked which addresses BlackLotus attacks which eventually will be disabling current boot loaders with the vulnerability?
The more user-friendly distros have support for updating the UEFI secure boot dbx (forbidden binaries) database via fwupd, but due to the circumstances around this update, they currently don't/don't do it correctly. MS isn't doing it automatically themselves yet either so we're not any worse off. There's an open issue around handling this. I suspect it'll take a couple of months before this to-be-written support finds its way into distros. It's complex, annoying and the result of it going wrong is a system that can't boot Windows and can't boot from preexisting Windows recovery media. Distros will want to be very careful with it. I suspect they'll roll it out in stages with single-boot systems getting patched first and possibly interactive user confirmation.
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Got this baby (T480) with my own money for $180
Use fwupd
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I just installed Pop OS on my Lenovo Thinkpad T480, i see a bunch of firmware updates... any watch out here as someone completely new to linux? safe to update them all? Thanks!
These updates are coming from fwupd and LVFS. The frontend is Gnome Software. Lenovo is pushing their firmware updates to LVFS, so you're updating with vendor code. Its a lot like getting device drivers and what-not through Windows Update.
- ubuntu 22.04 security question
- Bios update on linux
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Weekly BIOS Update Post - Week 09. 2023
More here u/CornFlakes1991 please report the issue
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2 Identical nodes, 1 stable and 1 kernel panics every day.
-> # fwupdmgr update WARNING: UEFI ESP partition not detected or configured See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:esp-not-found for more information. Devices with no available firmware updates: • USB3.0 Hub • Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB • USB2.0 Hub • Unifying Receiver Devices with the latest available firmware version: • SKHynix • UEFI dbx
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Update on Samsung SSD Reliability
Related issue: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues/5477
Would be good to put some pressure on them to use this.
HDiffPatch
Posts with mentions or reviews of HDiffPatch.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-11.
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Adding library source and header files to a console app
I'm struggling with some real beginner stuff with C++. I'm trying to use the library HDiffPatch in a console app in VS 2022.
- Steam Deck - How to install .bat updates for a game? i.e. Spider-Man Remastered
- Binary Delta
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Attempting to re-create / replicate an archive made years ago with an unknown application, which is no longer complete on a file-sharing network
I'd suggest to just try other diff programs, eg. https://github.com/sisong/HDiffPatch
- a C\C++ library and command-line tools for Diff & Patch between binary files or directories(folder); cross-platform; run fast; create small delta/differential; support large files and limit memory requires when diff & patch.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing fwupd and HDiffPatch you can also consider the following projects:
LSUClient - Orchestrate driver, BIOS/UEFI and firmware updates for Lenovo computers 👨💻
xdelta - open-source binary diff, delta/differential compression tools, VCDIFF/RFC 3284 delta compression
firmware-manager - Generic framework and GTK UI for firmware updates from system76-firmware and fwupd, written in Rust.
shc - Shell script compiler
pop - A project for managing all Pop!_OS sources
jsondiffpatch - Diff & patch JavaScript objects
apt - Fork of https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt
open-vcdiff - An encoder/decoder for the VCDIFF (RFC3284) format
firmware-lenovo - Missing firmware for Lenovo Thinkpad hardware
diablo2oo2-s-Universal-Patcher-dUP-Windows - diablo2oo2's Universal Patcher - [dUP]
protoncrkbd - Proton-C compatible crkbd PCB
NXPatcher - Low level patcher for Maplestory