Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will split its 600MB linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific packages to reduce bandwidth and download sizes of firmware updates.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is splitting its monolithic 600MB linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages (Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, etc.). This change reduces bandwidth waste by allowing targeted updates—when firmware for specific hardware is patched, only that smaller package needs downloading instead of the entire bundle. The split addresses infrastructure strain from security updates hitting a single non-mirrored server and resolves a bug filed in 2022.

Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes