Ubuntu Moving Ahead With Plans For Splitting Up Linux-Firmware, HWE Option

Phoronix2026-11-06 19:190 views

A few months back were discussions of a Linux firmware HWE package for Ubuntu to carry updated firmware blobs under the hardware enablement (HWE) umbrella. Plus also splitting up the monolithic linux-firmware package for easing of firmware updates. Those plans didn't materialize in time for the official Ubuntu 26.10 release but are now being pursued for Ubuntu 27.04 and may then be SRU'ed into Ubuntu 26.10 and potentially Ubuntu 26.04 LTS...

Source：https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Going-With-Firmware-HWE

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