Oh, looks like you are right:
% aptitude show linux-firmware
Package: linux-firmware
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Multi-Arch: foreign
Version: 1.95.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team <kernel-t...@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: all
Uncompressed Size: 36.7 M
Conflicts: amd64-microcode, amd64-microcode, atmel-firmware, atmel-firmware
Replaces: amd64-microcode, amd64-microcode, atmel-firmware, atmel-firmware,
linux-restricted-common, linux-restricted-common
Provides: amd64-microcode, atmel-firmware, linux-firmware
Description: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
This package provides firmware used by Linux kernel drivers.
Closing bug as invalid
** Changed in: amd64-microcode (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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amd64-microcode installation suggests removal of linux and
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