How to Install and Uninstall dkms Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "dkms" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dkms on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dkms" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dkms on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dkms package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dkms
Version: 2.8.4-3
Installed-Size: 295
Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team
Architecture: all
Provides: dh-sequence-dkms
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc | c-compiler, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, coreutils (>= 7.4), patch, dctrl-tools
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
Description-md5: b7b6bb6a6b083b2245e0648e7752a459
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/dell-oss/dkms
Tag: admin::kernel, devel::buildtools, devel::lang:c, devel::library,
devel::packaging, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::shell,
interface::commandline, role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility,
suite::debian, works-with::software:source
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.8.4-3_all.deb
Size: 78240
MD5sum: a89a700dd0c1758a86713ebb7be5fea1
SHA256: 34f45872c4c164e838092ddfb098b800d9fd38c25aaf7a262481d6c8b87dffdf