![]() ![]() Right now only firmware for the Aspire A315 laptop is up on the LFVS (and thus installable via fwupd) but Richard Hughes says additional models will “follow soon”. “So will MY Acer laptop running Linux get firmware updates?” Yup! And as Acer is one of the biggest laptop sellers in the world their addition to the ranks of the LVFS is pretty big news (just like I said in my opening line, keep up!). “Oh yeah, that! And you say Acer has joined it?” It’s an awesome initiative spearheaded by open source developer Richard Hughes that enables well-known hardware companies - Dell! Lenovo! Wacom! Etc! - safely distribute firmware updates to Linux users, sans hassle. Y’know, the Linux Vendor Firmware Service! Big news if you’re a Linux user on Acer hardware: the Taiwanese company has officially joined the LVFS!
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