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diff --git a/system/fwupdate/README b/system/fwupdate/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..a3515433fb14d --- /dev/null +++ b/system/fwupdate/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +fwupdate - Tools for using the ESRT and UpdateCapsule() to apply firmware +updates + +The actual binary (fwup*.efi) is not automatically installed to your ESP. +Copying it from /usr/libexec/fwupdate/ is left to be handled by the package +admin. + +If you do not use the standard directory (/boot/efi/EFI/Slackware), you'll +also need to adjust /usr/libexec/fwupdate/cleanup to cleanup the correct +directory. + +I have not actually used this efi binary for anything yet. This package +provides the libs needed by fwupd to update firmware, which is what I am +using it for. + +The efi binary is included however for completeness. |