I have an amd rx6600xt graphics card installed, today I noticed that the update manager also suggests updating the drivers for intel and nvidia, is it possible to remove these drivers?
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If your mainboard has onboard Nvidia or Intel graphic chipsets in addition to your discrete AMD RX 6600 XT, then removing those might not be advisable; and if not, leaving them installed does no harm as they would then not be used.
Anecdotal:- If you ever need to swap out your graphics card for another – for any reason at all – it’s likely convenient to keep them updated with the rest of the system.
To help ascertain whether they are needed, please provide your system information as described (below).
Regards.
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linux-firmware got split into smaller packages. A meta-package ensures basic firmware installation. For stripping it down you may remove it after you have done the upgrade.
It has been like that since months now, you have linux-firmware-meta installed which replace linux-firmware. Read the update announcements they provide all the information all the time.
Now manage your packages if you want to specifically remove some firmware, you’re the admin of your machine.
//EDIT:
omano ~ $ pacman -Si linux-firmware-meta
Repository : core
Name : linux-firmware-meta
Version : 20250808-2
Description : Firmware files for Linux - Default set (Meta Package)
Architecture : any
URL : https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware
Licenses : CC0-1.0
Groups : None
Provides : linux-firmware=20250808-2
Depends On : linux-firmware-amdgpu linux-firmware-atheros
linux-firmware-broadcom linux-firmware-cirrus
linux-firmware-intel linux-firmware-mediatek
linux-firmware-nvidia linux-firmware-other
linux-firmware-radeon linux-firmware-realtek
Optional Deps : linux-firmware-liquidio: Firmware for Cavium LiquidIO server adapters
linux-firmware-marvell: Firmware for Marvell devices
linux-firmware-mellanox: Firmware for Mellanox Spectrum switches
linux-firmware-nfp: Firmware for Netronome Flow Processors
linux-firmware-qcom: Firmware for Qualcomm SoCs
linux-firmware-qlogic: Firmware for QLogic devices
Conflicts With : linux-firmware
Replaces : linux-firmware
Download Size : 2.55 KiB
Installed Size : 0.00 KiB
Packager : Philip Mueller <philm@manjaro.org>
Build Date : Sun 31 Aug 2025 09:23:04 AM CEST
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature
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I think I’ll leave these packages, although I don’t plan to install other graphics cards. I’m new to manjaro and arch, and I’ve already broken the system once. 
As I understand it, these packages are necessary for unification, so that in case of a hardware change, I don’t have to configure everything.
Thanks for the answers, the topic can be closed.
System:
Summary
ystem:
Kernel: 6.12.44-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
root=UUID=88a5e514-9095-4647-a557-169c47bcf2f4 rw quiet splash
udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.17.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: INTEL model: X99 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 5.11
date: 01/30/2021
Battery:
Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 31.18 GiB used: 7.6 GiB (24.4%)
Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
Report: arrays: 2 capacity: 256 GiB installed: 32 GiB slots: 4 active: 4
type: DDR4 eec: None
Array-1: capacity: 128 GiB note: check installed: 16 GiB slots: 2
modules: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 64 GiB note: est.
Device-1: DIMM_A1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
speed: 2133 MT/s volts: curr: 0.003 min: 1.14 max: 1.26 width (bits):
data: 72 total: 72 manufacturer: Samsung part-no: M393A1G40DB0-CPB
serial: <filter>
Device-2: DIMM_B1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
speed: 2133 MT/s volts: curr: 0.003 min: 1.14 max: 1.26 width (bits):
data: 72 total: 72 manufacturer: Samsung part-no: M393A1G40DB0-CPB
serial: <filter>
Array-2: capacity: 128 GiB note: check installed: 16 GiB slots: 2
modules: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 64 GiB note: est.
Device-1: DIMM_C1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
speed: 2133 MT/s volts: curr: 0.003 min: 1.14 max: 1.26 width (bits):
data: 72 total: 72 manufacturer: Samsung part-no: M393A1G40DB0-CPB
serial: <filter>
Device-2: DIMM_D1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
speed: 2133 MT/s volts: curr: 0.003 min: 1.14 max: 1.26 width (bits):
data: 72 total: 72 manufacturer: Samsung part-no: M393A1G40DB0-CPB
serial: <filter>
PCI Slots:
Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6
model-id: 0x3F (63) stepping: 2 microcode: 0x49
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 10 cores: 10 threads: 20 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 640 KiB desc: d-10x32 KiB; i-10x32 KiB L2: 2.5 MiB
desc: 10x256 KiB L3: 25 MiB desc: 1x25 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1197 min/max: 1200/3500 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: powersave cores: 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197 4: 1197 5: 1197 6: 1197
7: 1197 8: 1197 9: 1197 10: 1197 11: 1197 12: 1197 13: 1197 14: 1197
15: 1197 16: 1197 17: 1197 18: 1197 19: 1197 20: 1197 bogomips: 115775
Flags: abm acpi aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2
bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cqm cqm_llc cqm_occup_llc
cx16 cx8 dca de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c
flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr ht ibpb ibrs ida intel_ppin
invpcid lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe msr mtrr
nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pln
pni popcnt pse pse36 pti pts rdrand rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep smep smx ss
ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc
tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer vme vmx vnmi vpid x2apic xsave xsaveopt
xtopology xtpr
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsa status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600
XT/6600M] driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, Writeback-1
bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73ff class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-3 model: DEXP DQ27N1 serial: <filter> built: 2024 res:
mode: 2560x1440 hz: 100 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 108 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red:
x: 0.682 y: 0.310 green: x: 0.208 y: 0.702 blue: x: 0.145 y: 0.051 white:
x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 600x330mm (24.41x14.57") diag: 685mm (27")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 2560x1440, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1600x1200, 1680x1050,
1600x900, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1280x800, 1280x720, 1024x768, 800x600,
720x576, 720x480, 640x480, 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi
wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.2.1-arch1.4
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (radeonsi
navi23 LLVM 20.1.8 DRM 3.61 6.12.44-2-MANJARO) device-ID: 1002:73ff
memory: 7.81 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: N/A device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 6600 XT (RADV NAVI23) driver: mesa radv v: 25.2.1-arch1.4
device-ID: 1002:73ff surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo,xprop
Audio:
Device-1: Intel C610/X99 series HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8d20 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 04:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.44-2-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000
bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: c000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Message: No bluetooth data found.
Logical:
Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 3.99 TiB used: 2.25 TiB (56.5%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 5L2QFXM7 temp: 36.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: A-Data model: SU900 size: 119.24 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5A scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Toshiba model: HDWD120 size: 1.82 TiB
block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD
rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: ACF0 scheme: MBR
ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM010-2EP102
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: CC43 scheme: MBR
ID-5: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD10SDRW-11A0XS0 size: 931.48 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1031 scheme: GPT
Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 238.18 GiB size: 233.38 GiB (97.99%)
used: 139.88 GiB (59.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
label: N/A uuid: 88a5e514-9095-4647-a557-169c47bcf2f4
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 320 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 label: N/A
uuid: 6BF7-7346
ID-3: /home/<filter>/Toshiba2T raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (98.37%)
used: 1.51 TiB (84.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
label: Toshiba2T uuid: fd9ee210-2add-4a3b-ad53-445fcccfbfc0
ID-4: /home/<filter>/newtom raw-size: 931.51 GiB
size: 931.51 GiB (100.00%) used: 616.68 GiB (66.2%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdc1
maj-min: 8:33 label: newtom uuid: 9A14EAC414EAA28D
ID-5: /home/<filter>/samba-share raw-size: N/A size: 12.09 TiB
used: 11.36 TiB (94.0%) fs: cifs dev: /dev/torrents
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 119.24 GiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
uuid: 0C1893E41893CB5A
ID-2: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 931.48 GiB fs: ntfs label: Elements
uuid: 3E6C84736C84282B
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 15 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-13:2 info: China Resource Semico USB Keyboard
type: keyboard,mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1
speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 500mA
chip-ID: 1a2c:4fe8 class-ID: 0301
Device-2: 1-14:3 info: Logitech G400 Optical Mouse type: mouse,HID
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 98mA chip-ID: 046d:c245 class-ID: 0300
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.0
speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 2-6:2 info: Western Digital Elements 2621 type: mass storage
driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 896mA chip-ID: 1058:2621 class-ID: 0806
serial: <filter>
Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Hub-4: 3-1:2 info: Intel Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 8087:800a
class-ID: 0900
Hub-5: 4-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Hub-6: 4-1:2 info: Intel 8 channel internal hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 8087:8002
class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 51.0 C
mem: 54.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Repos:
Packages: 1578 pm: pacman pkgs: 1566 libs: 336 tools: pamac pm: flatpak
pkgs: 12
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1: https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
2: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
CPU top: 5 of 468
1: cpu: 39.1% command: firefox pid: 2194 mem: 895.6 MiB (2.8%)
2: cpu: 27.3% command: konsole pid: 40339 mem: 276.0 MiB (0.8%)
3: cpu: 19.4% command: firefox pid: 2545 mem: 279.6 MiB (0.8%)
4: cpu: 17.1% command: firefox pid: 7039 mem: 445.1 MiB (1.3%)
5: cpu: 11.2% command: zsh pid: 40367 mem: 10.3 MiB (0.0%)
Memory top: 5 of 468
1: mem: 895.6 MiB (2.8%) command: firefox pid: 2194 cpu: 39.1%
2: mem: 688.7 MiB (2.1%) command: firefox pid: 4791 cpu: 0.7%
3: mem: 572.1 MiB (1.7%) command: baloo_file_extractor pid: 2327 cpu: 0.5%
4: mem: 557.9 MiB (1.7%) command: firefox pid: 2694 cpu: 5.0%
5: mem: 507.9 MiB (1.5%) command: firefox pid: 2417 cpu: 2.7%
Info:
Processes: 468 Power: uptime: 3h 47m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle
wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume
image: 12.45 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon,
upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Compilers: gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.39
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From your inxi output I note that you have no swap configured. Whether you deliberately chose not to use swap or simply missed it during installation, I can’t say.
However, I’ll mention that if you plan on hibernating your system at any time, you’re going to need swap space defined; whether it be a partition or file (partition preferred).
If you never plan to hibernate, a swap file is probably still a good idea, even though you have 32 GB of physical RAM.
Here’s what you need to know; you decide: 
- Swap (Manjaro Wiki)
Regards.
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