Fwupd 1.9.3 Adds Linux Firmware Updating Support For A Few New Devices

Richard Hughes of Red Hat and the lead developer behind the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) has released Fwupd 1.9.3 as the newest feature update to this open-source solution for carrying out system and peripheral firmware updates on Linux.

Fwupd 1.9.3 brings various filtering improvements, support for generating UEFI DPs directly, speed-up the daemon startup by about 35%, support for reading and writing EFI variables on Windows, and many different bug fixes.

Meanwhile the newly-supported hardware with Fwupd 1.9.3 includes:

- Belkin Thunderbolt 4 Core Hub dock
- CE-LINK TB4 Docks
- Genesys GL32XX SD readers
- Genesys GL352350 USB 3.1 hub
- Nordic HID devices without DFU support
- TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 13 v3
- Wacom tablets with ID9 Bluetooth chipsets

It's great seeing a variety of devices continue to be supported from laptops to Thunderbolt/USB docks and many other peripherals.

Fwupd 1.9.3 downloads are available from GitHub.