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Document how to update system firmware

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This is a very important task, but it is often not done due to bad
tools.  Also correct some outdated information on the "how to update
software" page.
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@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ domUs lack direct hardware access.
* Sometimes the term [VM](#vm) is used as a synonym for domU. This is
technically inaccurate, as [dom0](#dom0) is also a VM in Xen.
## firmware
Software that runs outside the control of the operating system.
Some firmware executes on the same CPU cores as Qubes OS does, but
all computers have many additional processors that the operating system
does not run on, and these computers also run firmware.
## HVM
Hardware-assisted Virtual Machine. Any fully virtualized, or hardware-assisted,