Distro developers began discussing ways to reduce the size of firmware updates last year. Now, in Ubuntu 26.04, it’s introducing meta-packaging to spread Linux firmware across 17 smaller packages in the resolute archives. This resolves a bug filed in 2022. The sub-packages are: linux-firmware-mellanox-spectrum linux-firmware-intel-wireless linux-firmware-intel-graphics linux-firmware-amd-graphics linux-firmware-nvidia-graphics linux-firmware-intel-misc linux-firmware-broadcom-wireless linux-firmware-netronome linux-firmware-misc linux-firmware-qlogic linux-firmware-marvell-wireless linux-firmware-mediatek linux-firmware-marvell-prestera linux-firmware-realtek linux-firmware-qualcomm-wireless linux-firmware-qualcomm-graphics linux-firmware-qualcomm-misc