Package not in AUR: linux-firmware-meta

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Hello, I’m getting the following message when using yay:

Package not in AUR: linux-firmware-meta

What went wrong?

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Linux-firmware replaces linux-firmware-meta?

Arch Linux - linux-firmware 20260519-1

The list of package changes for stable update 2026-05-27 is not available at the moment to confirm this

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Hi tandrey,

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Here’s the output:

yay
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 multilib is up to date
:: Searching AUR for updates...
:: Searching databases for updates...
 -> Packages not in AUR: linux-firmware-meta
 there is nothing to do
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As @nikgnomic’s post says, linux-firmware-meta has been replaced by linux-firmware.

# answer y when prompted to remove linux-firmware-meta
sudo pacman -S linux-firmware

@tandrey This is the easiest way to deal with it :up_arrow:

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Well, I don’t think you have to worry, seeing as it isn’t available in the AUR:

and neither is it in the repositories:

So, the package don’t seem to exist anymore.

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Do I need to install linux-firmware package manually because it’s not currently installed?

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