Public bug reported: Some facts: - The linux kernel has supported loading xz compressed firmware since 5.3 - The size of /lib/firmware in impish is ~650Mb (and growing) - The compressed size of firmware could be ~230Mb
It would be nice to install compressed firmware to save space. Here are the plans from the Fedora project: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/CompressKernelFirmware ** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1942260 Title: compress firmware in /lib/firmware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1942260/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
