Include option to download/install of latest linux-firmware and linux-firmware-nonfree

[gdevenyi]

The linux-firmware and linux-firmware-nonfree packages are needed to provide firmware for some drivers available in newer kernels.

The main package is developed under the kernel.org github
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

However, unfortunately, it is not versioned parallel to the kernel releases.

I think the best practice may be to grab the latest development release version (currently trusty)
http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/linux-firmware
http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/linux-firmware-nonfree

[medigeek]

This is actually a very good idea 👍
I will think about implementing it in the future, however I don't think it's backwards compatible. I will try it though when I find some free time :-) Thanks!

[gdevenyi]

My testing says that linux-firmware is indeed backwards compatible, as I've been installing new versions manually.

[medigeek]

Awesome, this is definitely a to-do enhancement then. :)