
Fwupd continues advancing for making it much easier to upgrade firmware for many systems from the Linux desktop. Fwupd supports UEFI capsule updates and other interfaces while for end-users it can be run from the command-line or via front-ends like with GNOME Software integration. With today's first new release on their fwupd-0.8 branch, there are not only fixes but also new features.
Today's fwupd release adds support for Intel Thunderbolt devices, some Logitech Unifying devices, Synaptics MST cascaded hubs, support for the Altus-Metrum ChaosKey random number generator, and some new Dell-specific functionality.
Richard Hughes wrote on his personal blog regarding the Dell additions to fwupd, "Mario Limonciello from Dell has worked really hard on this release, and I can say with conviction: If you want to support a hardware company that cares about Linux — buy a Dell. They seem to be driving the importance of Linux support into their partners and suppliers. I wish other vendors would do the same."
Fwupd 0.8 can be downloaded from the project's GitHub repository.
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