<s>
fwupd	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
daemon	B-Operating_System
for	O
managing	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
on	O
Linux-based	O
systems	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
GNOME	B-Application
maintainer	O
Richard	O
Hughes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
primarily	O
for	O
servicing	O
the	O
Unified	B-Architecture
Extensible	I-Architecture
Firmware	I-Architecture
Interface	I-Architecture
(	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
)	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
supported	O
devices	O
via	O
EFI	O
System	O
Resource	O
Table	O
(	O
ESRT	O
)	O
and	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
Capsule	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
4.2	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
the	O
initiation	O
of	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
firmware	I-Architecture
updates	O
within	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
could	O
,	O
on	O
most	O
systems	O
,	O
only	O
be	O
performed	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
or	O
DOS-specific	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESRT	O
allows	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
to	O
expose	O
updatable	O
components	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
pass	O
a	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
capsule	O
with	O
updated	O
firmware	B-Application
for	O
processing	O
and	O
installation	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
can	O
be	O
exposed	O
via	O
a	O
command	O
line	O
tool	O
,	O
or	O
within	O
graphical	O
package	O
managers	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
GNOME	B-Language
Software	I-Language
)	O
via	O
a	O
D-Bus	B-Language
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Vendor	O
Firmware	B-Application
Service	O
(	O
LVFS	O
)	O
provides	O
resources	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
helping	O
vendors	O
package	O
their	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
framework	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
repository	O
for	O
obtaining	O
these	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
a	O
test	O
case	O
on	O
systems	O
where	O
ESRT	O
is	O
not	O
yet	O
supported	O
,	O
fwupd	B-Application
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
update	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
the	O
ColorHug	O
color	O
calibrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
use	O
fwupd	B-Application
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Hughes	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
Dell	O
developer	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
system	O
on	O
actual	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
Dell	O
Edge	O
Gateway	O
product	O
will	O
support	O
firmware	B-Application
servicing	O
via	O
fwupd	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hughes	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
also	O
"	O
considering	O
expanding	O
out	O
the	O
LVFS	O
support	O
to	O
all	O
new	O
models	O
supporting	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
updates	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
requires	O
that	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
with	O
fwupd	B-Application
for	O
certified	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
