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On Linux, I run
fwupdmgr
to periodically check for firmware updates. Not every manufacturer supports it yet, but I've had good results with a few laptops. Not sure if it supports BIOS.Also though, I generally try to leave my BIOS alone if everything is working fine. Unless I hear of a reason to update, I'd rather stay on a stable version.
It does support bios updates. That's how I do mine on my laptop (a Lenovo).
I'm not familiar with
fwupdmgr
, so I'm not sure either about it delivering bios updates. A good tool to know about for sure, though!BIOS/EFI updates have shown up on my ThinkPad T490 under Fedora, and I think Framework supports this feature as well with their devices.
You could even set up a cron job for it, or (at least on Arch) create a Pacman hook that runs
fwupdmgr
every time you update your system