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Hardware Vendors
Hardware vendors upload redistributable firmware to the LVFS site packaged up in an industry-standard .cab archive along with a Linux-specific metadata file.
End Users
The fwupd daemon allows session software to update device firmware on the local machine. Designed for desktops, it is also usable on phones, tablets and on servers.
Developers
LVFS and fwupd are Open Source projects with contributions from dozens of people from different companies. Plugins allow many different protocols to be supported.
“Through leveraging LVFS, Logitech has been able to successfully distribute firmware for its mice and keyboards to Linux users so they can update their products directly from their Linux system.”
— Olivier Gay, Logitech
