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Linux Users Will Soon Be Able to Update Dell Firmware from Inside the OS

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Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie
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Dell is one of the first big companies out there that are finally taking into consideration allowing Linux users to upgrade the UEFI firmware on their devices.

Upgrading the firmware for motherboards is a real problem for Linux users, and the same can be said about firmware in general. If we take a look at the big names in the industry, we'll see that they usually recommend using a Windows OS and Windows-specific tools. That's problematic when you need to upgrade the Bios, for example.

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