How to Install and Uninstall dkms Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "dkms" package

Learn how to install dkms on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dkms on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dkms package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.1-5ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 289
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc | c-compiler, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, coreutils (>= 7.4), patch, dctrl-tools
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.34~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.8.1-5ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 66756
MD5sum: 40dbd844b870dd21c51512ae5804ce44
SHA1: 90b3847a02352a8f8625fec1e4a5faff7b307454
SHA256: 7d6dfd0904f629836c79943f0db2fc0f3c0d3c4f1062ca4984970afff3e7f5b4
SHA512: 3f225e8e7b2b2b4d1810f39530dcc19d3e5a920d9b6d051f9fd0e13de5c17f8f14ba376a53268d3932c79923e13e4b81deed9b2d65479203e32d31bfc2bb583d
Homepage: https://github.com/dell-oss/dkms
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
Description-md5: b7b6bb6a6b083b2245e0648e7752a459

Package: dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.1-5ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 289
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc | c-compiler, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, coreutils (>= 7.4), patch
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.34~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.8.1-5ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 66632
MD5sum: 644e15cc2540dd613284a89ae1355084
SHA1: dbc90a2b697918fe2ef53e9de884c1650d9af725
SHA256: f9d460f186b0b41b3d544e45f9b87b865fcaa84023fec16dd2b50af46c523138
Homepage: https://github.com/dell-oss/dkms
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
Description-md5: b7b6bb6a6b083b2245e0648e7752a459