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Ugh. Microsoft really trying to advertise for Linux again
on these laptops you can update bios from bios, just needs to be connected via ethernet
But that's not automatic or forced. Linux would never automatically update a BIOS.
Is it even possible to update BIOS on Linux? AFAIK, the installers are either for Windows or directly through the BIOS itself.
I think its highly manufacturer dependent but I install BIOS updates from Ubuntu on all my Dells.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Flashing_BIOS_from_Linux
yes, but the manufacturer need to support, thinkpads update bios fine under linux for example, usinf fwupd
Right, but so few do that. In general, updating BIOS through Linux isn't really a thing.
Updates for my laptop show up in the 'update' view of Discover. I currently manually decide whether to proceed, but the 'click to update all' I suspect is close enough for most people to be fully automatic, and perhaps even is fully automated for some people.
HP did the damage.