How to Install and Uninstall r8168-dkms Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "r8168-dkms" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install r8168-dkms on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "r8168-dkms" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall r8168-dkms on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r8168-dkms package on Kali Linux

Package: r8168-dkms
Source: r8168
Version: 8.052.01-1
Installed-Size: 1488
Maintainer: Andreas Beckmann
Architecture: all
Depends: dkms (>= 3.0.11)
Size: 116836
SHA256: 26fe5b65c4ab2a5e7c53f0b983f5b83dd3e0ca862482387cab9cb356ecb7ecd0
SHA1: d736112c6aacc030c9b34ed445732a0588e6ee7e
MD5sum: a96cbd069104bd1caa56bf8073c33e2e
Description: dkms source for the r8168 network driver
r8168 is the Linux device driver released by RealTek for their network
controllers with PCI-Express interface:
* 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet: RTL8111B, RTL8111C, RTL8111D, RTL8111E,
RTL8111F, RTL8111G, RTL8111H, RTL8118A, RTL8119i, RTL8111L, RTL8111K,
RTL8168B, RTL8168E, RTL8168H, RTL8111DP, RTL8111EP(P), RTL8111FP,
RTL8411, RTL8411B
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This driver should only be used for devices not yet supported by the
in-kernel driver r8169. Please see the README.Debian for instructions how
to report bugs against r8169 that made it necessary to use r8168-dkms.
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Installation of the r8168-dkms package will disable the in-kernel r8169
module. To re-enable r8169, the r8168-dkms package must be purged.
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This package provides the dkms source code for the r8168 kernel modules.
Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-pci-express-software
Section: non-free/kernel
Priority: extra
Filename: pool/non-free/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.052.01-1_all.deb