I want to patch security holes but I don’t want non-free software

  • suprjami@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    No. Neither Intel or AMD provide microcode which meets Debian’s definition of “free” so CPU microcode is non-free:

    https://wiki.debian.org/Microcode

    You might consider that your CPU is already running non-free microcode provided by your non-free motherboard BIOS.

    If you have one of these CPUs, it’s literally impossible for you not to run some non-free components.

    All you’re doing is exposing yourself to vulnerabilities in old microcode.

    • Possibly linuxOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m aware if the issues. What I was trying to do was update it without installing non-firmware. I don’t think its possible